Connecting with local GC groups in your area will help you connect with subcontractors, find out tips and tricks of the trade in your local area (since all areas and their real estate differ slightly).Also, have you considered the motivation behind building a brand-new duplex versus finding one on the market?

Any tips, warnings, or real-life lessons are welcome! 

For example, I told a landlord I could sell his property for $450,000.

Quote from @Brandon Larson: @Brandon Rizzo @Drew Sygit @Adam Bartomeo @Nathan Gesner Thanks for the response.

Off-Market: I was working for a storage facility and the owner needed help removing his stuff because he was moving How did you finance this deal?

After talking to support (who were actually quite responsive and helpful), they told me I had to publish the ad with only one photo first and then re-post the ad with additional photos later to force the first photo to be first.

If trump hadn’t won you’d be forced to sell this year, but hopes are high he will extend his lower tax rates. 

Here's his facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/618061006643366

Hi everyone,
I’m new to real estate investing and I’m considering getting into long-term multifamily rentals. One thing I’m trying to figure out is how to find good locations where property prices are relatively low,...

This may sound harsh, but I would actually put this on the tenant to get his rent payment back.