Walls were not far enough along to be stabilized, so the wind knocked them down.Nov 21st - New block not delivered yet.

I have about $400K to deploy, but would prefer to buy several duplexes rather than 1 more expensive building.

See the attached maps of his/his related entity real estate investments (courtesy of The Wall Street Journal). 

That's the throwing you know what against the wall, and hop0e plan. 

I was just looking to see if anyone has done such deals before.further context: its a one-story (4k sqft on 15k sqft lot with permission for duplex).

If you know of a college that you plan to go to, a single family house, duplex, triplex, or fourplex on the campus would be a great way to start out while you live in one of the units and manage/make sure to get all of the other units/bedrooms filled with other students about your age.

Also, our properties are commercial so it's not like I'd need to go to a duplex and sweep and clean the place.IMHO my CPA is not conservative at all. 

I just walked away from a deal where a duplex had 3 electrical panels and one had a giant fuse in it.

I believe $1200 spread over 12 months for painting 2 rooms is a little high (i just paid $4k for painter to texture walls and paint (prime and paint) walls and ceilings in 1350’ unit), but not as outrageously high as some posts imply. 

After buying this house, I partnered with others to invest in a duplex in the Wichita area.At the moment, I’m living in Tennessee, and I’m weighing two options: either selling my house and using the proceeds to buy a duplex in Overland Park or Wichita with my partners, or keeping the house for another 3 years, transferring it to our LLC, and renting out the entire property to maximize its rental potential ( $1400-$1600 ) I currently owe $200k on the property with a 6.5% interest rate, and my monthly payment is between ($1,700-$1800).