While my first preference would be a duplex (so I can learn how to landlord), I hardly find 5 duplexes on the MLS in the entire DC, Maryland, Virginia area (excluding SE D.C.).Are duplexes not usually listed on the MLS?

If anyone is or knows of a broker that would be a good match in the Twin Cities SE metro area, I would love to talk to them.

(per se)..  

RISK per se is not entered into accounting books (just for clarity here). 

But they are spaced out in location and time, so it doesn't appear to be a crime-ridden hood per se.   

My goal is to have and hold for several years, and the location is in ABQ NW or Rio Ranch SE, roughly the Paradise East area, give or take.

I'm looking for a professional realtor who is investor friendly in Michigan.Areas: Hamtramck and Highland Park but I am open to SE Detroit as well.Property types: Multifamily or single family home.Condition: need of rehabIf anyone has recommendations or suggestions on the topic, I'll appreciate it.

Deanwood/Benning Rd area I like a lot more than AnacostiaPG County in Mt Ranier and Hyattsville, College Park, Beltsville, Greenbelt all offer good upside, with less risk than say in SE DC.

I think he either needs to be a lender, in which case he gets his money paid back to him but he has no interest in the property or he is a partner and he shares in the profits but does not get his money back per se.

Loopnet has some comp information, but requires a paid (and not cheap) account to see it.Commercial properties are generally valued based on income, not comps per se.