Seems kind of counter-intuitive, but if you look at the numbers, it makes sense!

But you really need to put apples to apples for anyone to say with any kind of certainty.

The hardest part can be rezoning property to something other than what it's currently zoned because you never know what kind of feedback you'll get.  

The duplexes had tenants already in them and i know its a high risk to buy a tenat occupy property because of the kind of tenants that they can be, my plan is to get rid of the tenants from the back unit and keep the ones in the front, lucky me the front tenants are very nice and clean people oh and they have yet to make a late payment so thats that. but the rear tenants are the people that need to move out their contract expires on September, so my question is how do i make sure they leave on time or what if they cant find another place to move into, do i give them a separate month to month contract with a higher rate, or what is your guys advice on how to handle this situation?

They provide a nice centralized marketplace for syndications, which could otherwise be tougher to find.Now that I know this exists, and due to the fact I’m accredited (so I can invest in all kinds of fun stuff more directly than ownership of a public equity) I am wondering if there are other reputable platforms that facilitate direct investment in other alternative asset classes.

I personal do not believe in charity and therefor I would make them pay for my kindness.

Those are generally explained here: I provide a spreadsheet so you can kind of follow the numbershttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/600/topics/58...I like what I do now much more than the Fix & Flips.

I'm not sure if this is some kind of securities violation?

They will tell you if they're motivated to make some kind of deal or not. 

What kind of loan/financing  are you looking for?