His agreements to produce websites, venture plans, private placement memorandums, white papers and coaching give him zero liability or responsibility to honor his commitments.

Utilities are OFTEN overlooked so reach out to power, telecom, gas (or go all electric), water, and sewer to make sure you understand what it would take to get separately metered services from the primary house.

As others noted, there is no limit to DSCR funding other than your ability to produce enough liquidity for down payments, closing costs, and the required reserves post-closing.

With the extra cash flow, you could strive to acquire additional income-producing properties over time.

There are quite a number of things that can make utilizing an FHA loan more difficult such as more barriers during appraisal, appearance of low qualification/little cash, typically longer closing period, likely higher interest rate, and PMI cannot be dropped without a refinance if 3.5% down.That said, just chain 5% down conventional loans, and make sure your duplexes pay for themselves.  

I don’t really have an interest in House hacking if long-term rates are $700 a month incl utilities for a bedroom. 

I got into RE investing utilizing the same strategy as you're exploring.

I am not sure about the other markets but I would suggest looking up a Realtor from here and utilizing their knowledge to help you. 

Hello Biggerpockets Community, This is my first post as I am trying to utilize BiggerPockets more. 

The canceling tenant remains responsible for rent, utilities, and other charges until a replacement takes over.