You are wise to limit your scope to a particular type of company.I have been in the industry for the past two decades, and from my years in the business, I can recommend a couple of other companies outside of my family. 

Any advice for someone trying to buy their first duplex and house hack? I currently have a pre approval and am shopping properties and am stuck on the deal analysis side of things. I want to be able to pull the trigge...

Buyers that would buy if rates were 1% lower.

We used to see 20 buyers for 1 cabin now we see 1 buyer for 20 cabins.

Quote from @Luis Herna: Let say I am a licensed real estate agent in oklahoma and there is one buyer in new York wanting to buy a property in Texas.

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This used to be a non-issue for FHA buyers up until 10 years ago when HUD stop allowing buyers to use their appraisalsKeep in mind your agent is not dealing with HUD directly. 

Is it wise to buy some units with high cash flow and low appreciation, and others with lower cash flow but high appreciation to diversify my portfolio?  

You cannot get any meaningful answers until you specify what is your "side gig", how much money it's going to bring and how much expenses it's going to incur, and what kind of expenses.And, as a rule of thumb, unless you clear $50k after all expenses, you probably will not benefit from any entities tax-wise.