I am not sure where you are located, but I'd encourage you to call around to PM's & you may find one willing to help you.

As for the 2% rule, most of the properties that meet those criteria are in war zone locations.

You can also use the search feature (magnifying glass in upper-right) to look at previous conversations.

It is located on a very scenic setting.

Start with the Arizona Department of Real Estate website and verify credentials, search licensees by entering their names. 

My wife and I on the search for our 5th property and looking to go for a 6-12 unit multi-family.

location.

That’s great advice Taz, I’m currently working on saving enough money to get started, house hacking is hard for me at the moment because I just bought a house 2 years ago, I would have to sell my house(which is in a great neighborhood great location) and use that money to fund the duplex which isn’t totally out of the question, I would like to keep the house if possible but also would like to get real estate investing more.

That was just one of my properties and I now have multiple in different vacation locations.  

However, what is far more important for financial freedom is the location/city where you invest.The city where you invest is far more important than the current interest rate.