That sometimes catches people via a news story or law enforcement site.Question: if their felony arrests are disclosed, why are you still looking into them? 

I have also seen people show interest in condos and then realizes the fees/headache associated. 

Pomona's population is about 150,000 people (source Google).

Lot's of people use the term UpState, and since I've got my BP alerts set up... it isn't solely used by New York Upstaters... apparently lots of different states like to throw around 'upstate'  Anyway, I digress.  

Even the people you think would never lie or walk away from their responsibilities still do from time to time.

The prices are more closely tied to the income they generate vs what the people next door paid for their house.As for your long term goals, I am not sure starting with a duplex or four plex will open the door for owning in that asset class (larger multifamily) the way you might think it would.

I am sure you did not mean to come off that way but thats the way I kind of took it .. you may want to rephrase add a little more to it.. so people will engage

But keep in mind that an investment property can hit your Debt to Income (DTI) which may make it harder to buy that primary home once you're ready. 

Milwaukee is an interesting market (I've been investing here for 15 years) but with 1.6 million people in the metro area and neighborhoods famously changing block-by-block, location is critical.

I consistently see people with $10-$20k spend most of it on training and being told by these gurus they can make 30-50% returns with their eyes closers only to realize it will take 48 years to make back the cost of the training.