its very easy.. tehre are 35 states that do NOT require any license to do NON owner occupied loans.. very simple  talk to local attorney have them prep your note and mortgage and your good to go.. should not cost more that 1k or so for the docs..

As easy as this sounds, it's not simple and usually like pulling teeth.

A simple example I have used before illustrates this point.  

Even simple extras like local guidebooks or maps can make a big difference.

Simple math would be a PITI of 1,000 and rents of 1500.

Buying land is simple there is due diligence that you need to do but not a ton.

From what I see all the people answering to me here (and there are so many) are just coming against and refusing to agree with my simple statement: "a landlord is not above the law or norms by its personal choice or presumed capability to judge what he don't know" or as well "a landlord cannot deny or miscarriage a service to a stranger without a known valid reason and at the same time pretend to be operating professionally or loyally to the moral"Basically I'm telling if you are not able to do your business correctly it would be better to find someone else than you, mainly when your ideas about "squatter" or fair treatment are coming from ignorance or completely invented. 

Sticking with the theory of making thins simple and fool proof......any one have thoughts or suggestions

When you say the 2 plex appreciates more, are you talking about forced appreciation or simply the value going up as the market goes up, what I'll call simple appreciation?

Maybe this is a simple question but does this have to be set up through a service or could this just be my bank and I hold the money?