Stay away from knob-and-tube wiring, galvanized water supply pipes, ancient gravity-fed hydronics converted coal-burning boiler arrangements, foundation issues.Why a duplex and not a more profitable triplex or quadplex?

@Doug Pretorius  Those may be ancient rules.

It's actually ANCIENT technology where an image, "shot over black" (no background) and projected on a nearly transparent screen appears to be floating in space in 3-d.

Hey,I'm newbie in real estate investment starting with my first property and will close soon in October.After starting learning about real estate and reading plenty of books, I started to think about my current apartment that I own 100% in Egypt.

there are tons of turn key companies out there.just google in the state your interested in1177-10-818-1001115 ADELMAN DR8912320061009-1300 - DOT POS UNK - $30,800** BID WITH CAUTION **PRIOR UNRELEASED DOT RECORDED 11-03-2004, WILL ATTEMPT INDEMNITY $217,500DOT IN FIRST POSTION RECORDED 10-09-2006 $247,2002138-09-713-0347625 ADVANTAGE CT8912920071102-01702 - 1ST DOT - $258,205** UNABLE TO INSURE **ACTIVE BANKRUPTCY CASE - NO ORDER LIFTING STAY ENTERED3178-16-412-00962 ANCIENT HILLS LN8907420060321-3223 - 1ST DOT - $480,853** BID WITH CAUTION **LIS PENDENS RECORDED 04-05-20194179-20-812-089688 ANNE LN8901520060721-542 - 1ST DOT - $128,000HOA - (ASSESSMENTS) RECORDED 03-12-2019 $1,6405177-16-610-009360 AUTUMN HUE AVE8912320070822-4937 - 1ST DOT - $564,350** UNABLE TO INSURE **PROPERTY SOLD.

But without such a safeguard in place the ancient rule applies, and the buyer should beware.It is ALWAYS the buyer's responsibility to perform due diligence on ANY & ALL perspective deals or transactions.

We immediately made improvements such as adding fencing to tenants' "yard" areas, and replacing the ancient washer and dryer in the laundry and doing some general clean up and maintenance.

It's ancient (my 80-year old parents spent the first night of their honeymoon there!) 

Really this strategy is ancient.

Ancient Chinese secret.