I've run into some issues where clients get a little anxious over a valuation that came in low or a condition comes up that is fairly minor. 

In order to comply with SEC regulations, there is no platform to publicly announce your deal to the crowd (both posting on Facebook and publicly announcing it at an event could be construed as a solicitation, which is not permitted under the structure that most sponsors in the group use).

Cost to build is $350K (I am managing it all myself and calling in favors around the city to get low rates on materials and labor).

That's not worth 15% of the job.Another thing to consider is that some managers will charge low management fees and then add maintenance fees to bring in more income, while others charge high, all-inclusive management fees.

Additionally, since my parents are nearing the retirement age, I'd like to prioritize low-debt, high-cashflow deals.

It's essential to do your due diligence and perhaps consider investing in more established or upcoming neighborhoods.Property Taxes: New Mexico's property taxes are relatively low in comparison to other states.

The rules are designed to prevent related parties from engaging in exchanges that shift high basis property for low basis property, followed by a sale of the low basis property, effectively "cashing out" without recognizing gain.If you sell a property to a related party as part of a 1031 exchange, both you and the related party must hold the exchanged properties for at least two years following the exchange.

It’s just more than I can afford, and I don’t want to offend you with a low offer.”

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’ve been a serial house hacker in the greater Boston area so happy to connect and share some lessons learned.Multifams inventories are quite low depending on your budget and location preferences.