Many of us have left professional jobs and semi retired into RE investing, and yes the salary was good.

The other two are as semi-annual HVAC servicing.

These properties are all located in a semi-shady part of town where properties generally don't appreciate very well.2.

Termite prevention is a semi annual task.  

I wouldn't expect you to post you financial situation on a public site, nor do I know exactly which "FICO" score you are providing here, if it is a FICO score.An semi-old rule of thumb was you could get a loan of 3x your gross annual salary assuming you had no other debts. 

being self employeed for short time could prove a challenge and put you in a higher cost semi private loan..  

Ok, I first have to say how thankful I am of BiggerPockets and these forums in particular. Thank you!Now onto the meaty stuff. I currently own a duplex that is cash flowing like beast. I have roughly $160k in equity. ...

The other big thing that, in my opinion, you must follow on is semi-annual inspections.

@Milind Shastri I semi explained above the strategy that I used.

You see my neighbor George is a semi-retired contractor with almost 40years in the trades and an absolute god-sent for me and this project.