I was fortunate in that they both had separate services (electricity, water meter) and a proper firewall between the units.Here's a rough breakdown of costs:- fire inpsection report $800- council submissions (this can vary wildly) $3300- beers to keep things moving and costs down $240I'm fortunate in that the building inspector for the council is my friend's brother-in-law.

Fortunately we got lucky, a great team had our back with advice along the way, and other than the agent, the rest of her staff and the title company were good to work with.  

My long term goal though is to get into Rehabs/flipping and single family/small multi rentals to gain financial freedom for me and my daughter and be able to give back to the city and those less fortunate than myself in finding affordable housing.

Nobody 'comes from nothing' there is always a foundation followed by hard work and perhaps good fortune.

I come from a Middle class family and know what it is like to bust your butt and still live paycheck to pay check, my mom is 60 and is still doing it where i have been fortunate to have great leaders & business fluent people in my 20’s who have impacted my life tremendously, they been mentoring me and guiding me into a future far greater than the one that has been repeated in my family much like many other families.

We are both 30, my wife went to OSU and I went to trade schooling (pilot/mechanic) and aquired debt that we have been fortunate to focus and work hard enough to pay off, partly from the sale of our first home.

Fortunately,  a qualified applicant gets the pace ahead of the chicken lady. 

And I have no compunction about doing it (though fortunately I haven't had to so far).The dog peed on your floor, and left hair and dander that will require additional cleanup, if you want your place restored to its original condition.  

Im super fortunate to have a fiancee who is on board with me giving this a serious effort however house hacking with a 7 year old and a newborn isn't something I can sell her on. 

Hi Jamal,I am fortunate that my local market is a good one for investing, so I haven't had to do your version of market analysis.