Not only was this method more accurate and less biased, but it creates a scale-able methodology.

If you only move forward with the 2-unit, you should be able to scale relatively quickly.

Since you won't be house hacking I don't think, it's hard to beat the prices that house hackers will pay and you really need a vacant (or month-to-month tenant who know price is low) option to scale.

Choose your property wisely - Multi-unit properties like triplexes and fourplexes offer potential economies of scale and income diversification.

:-)The trade exam contained a set of plans and an architectural scale, the law exam was just memorizing stuff.

It makes it extremely difficult to scale, you'd need millions to do it that way to scale.The absolute best way to start for most are the bridge loans with rehab. 

It's a forum with very experienced passive investors where opportunities and sponsors are discussed and vetted extensively and LPs get favorable investor terms (and opportunities with institutional grade sponsors) due to the group investing at scale.  

In general, as you are scaling up you do not want to pay down anything extra on the mortgage.

Choose your property wisely - Multi-unit properties like triplexes and fourplexes offer potential economies of scale and income diversification.

Suggest a different mark in commissions given its one agent, and scale the DD/EMD to 20%/80%.