Ideally you would put only one persons name on the mortgage unless you absolutely had to have both to qualify.  

But it sounds like you should also balance your decision on what fits you and your families preference and style since you will be using it personally. 2.

Quote from @John Friendas: As a person with an average salary, I was wondering what the maximum amount of DSCR loans a lender would give out would look like?

I am really interested in meeting any in-person groups in Boston (now-May) and Chicago (September-Onwards).

Lots of loan options can close in an LLC, helocs usually need to close in your personal name.

Congratulations on the duplex -My investor clients have acquired several multi-family investment properties locally in the market I operate in Northwest Indiana - Figure out your personal investment objective for the next 4 years and align yourself with the next property that make sense in this current market environment-

With that being said, I personally know several people who've had tenants that stop paying their rent and try to hang around for as long as possible. 

I personally would avoid over investing in this unit.

I personally like index fund investing in funds like VOO.  

I warn people over and over and over to know what they are buying and to go personally see what they are buying.