I could say a particular town or area, but if there aren't any, many properties for sale that doesn't help. 

We are about to put in $15-$20k of our own money into it, beyond what insurance covered and I need help deciding how we should finance it. 

This means with my numbers it will be cash negative.how will this help you scale to 3 to 4 deals a year to get to 20 deals?  

When I helped start a restaurant, I tried to prepare as much of this stuff as I could before opening and it saved me stress and time repeatedly. 

May I kindly request your help should you have a model I can use?

Happy to help Eli! 

After talking to another family member they said they would be willing to go in on the duplex and offered to pay the $40,000 down payment and help with any repairs but they want to be "partners" or "own" a percentage of the duplex.

Here are a few tips to help you get started:Financing: Since you’ll be starting your internship soon, lenders may look at your projected income or require a co-signer until you have a longer work history.

It may be worth having an experienced professional helping you and you could always try to get the seller to pay your agent’s fees.

I'm glad you reached out for help.