The buyer ended up buying and reconverting to a single family, and doubled his purchase price.

Cash flow is definitely the biggest challenge; both in terms of finding properties to buy that cash flow with a loan on them and just company wide given interest rates and labor/material is up and, at least where I'm at in Jackson County, MO, taxes are way up too. 

A 1031 exchange is for selling an investment property then buying another investment property. 

The real value is on the buy side. 

Right now, I’m looking to buy my first duplex, live in one unit, and rent out the other to offset my mortgage.

When I first got started I didn't officially join any coaching programs, but I did buy the materials at mobile home university.

Investment Info:Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

You should do all the same level of due diligence you otherwise would to buy the property. 

Looking to buy Business around Portland metro below $300k.

Out of state investors can do really well here, but you can also lose a decent chunk of money if you buy wrong.Lots of out of state investors, especially those from California get a little blindsided because everything here is so cheap it all looks like a guaranteed great deal.