We wanted to run plumbing to the back so that we could make a livable dwelling and rent it out.

possibly someone here, say preferably a BP Pro in my area of Houston, TEXAS steps up (as I've often done in my life) and just in an instant somebody sends the Purchase Contract & Assignment templates over that they've used etc. and glad to help.

I vetoed that the instant i found out.

And the property gets an instant curb appeal boost as well.So yeah, you'll need a new HVAC.

I will Also do take into account the fact the refund window is impossibly short at 3 days for anyone not 75 or older, how you can decide if you are satisfied with a lender inside of 3 days for finding a deal, and doing the appraisal etc is beyond meYes, they are a scam as I tried using them and besides getting locked out of my account constantly, which seems to be from their side of things from how they made it sound, they have rather unrealistic requirement's (Comps that none of the local realtors or other lenders use for one thing i.e too narrow),or the fact they expect total rehabs to be done inside of a month or 2 and then the property should sell instantly after that, they want all of that done in the space of 5 months, even deciding a property is something else entirely, deciding that other homes are businesses (Like a bike shop) even though they are clearly residential SFR or apartments.

Now I was hooked and instantly my research led me to biggerpockets where it seemed like I listened to Brandon talk for months straight without ever turning off the podcast.

If you are in too low lying of an area, it may not be the wisest long-term play (unless we start building dwellings under water!)

I'm not grossly opposed to SFH if it is much cheaper, but do to the spacing between dwellings per city code I could fit more doors on this plot if building duplex.

It would be surprising the think the intent of the code was for this to only apply to two-family dwellings.  

It’s all about buying below market value and creating instant equity.