The terms you will get with an owner occupied loan are infinitely better than what you will get  trying to wrap both properties into a commercial/portfolio loan, that it really wouldnt make sense to wrap them both into the single loan.

Not because I dont think you can be successful, but because your ability to borrow money becomes infinitely harder once you leave that W2 job.

A 3/2 is infinitely easier to sell.

An infinite ROI!

Can I cover the note & all expenses infinitely with 50% vacancy?

Flippers and rehabbers get a stable source of funding that can scale (in theory) infinitely as they grow, and investors get a chance to earn stable, decently high returns - with limited downside in the case of well-collateralized land or development projects.Just my observations of the industry so far.

The answer to your question is--there are infinite number of possibilities.

A couple years is infinitely more than the 0 years I have, so I'm grateful for your gracious offer.How did you get your start?  

I have been told that the place to start is at www.listsource.comI have taken a look at the site and there are infinite list options. 

I get a much worse commission split than I use to have at a small brokerage, but my ability to generate business is infinitely easier.