- I would select a market that allows you to purchase a cheap (under $150,000) single-family in a C+ or better market.

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The cost of that trip would effectively be included in my purchase price.

I looked in thrift stores and on FB Marketplace for my house, but found poor selection, and none of it fit in with the decor I was going for.

You have to keep in mind that a plex will never be valued the same as an SFH, and renovations may not have the same effect on the value as an SFH.If renovations are not needed right now, I would work toward getting the rent to market for the as-is condition and then renovate each side when you have turnover. 

And asking an agent to run comps on 50 properties a day isn't effective.

The Dunning-Kruger effect is running rampant in the forums.

My dad's mixed use property was grandfathered as it was built in 1890, before zoning laws went into effect here in the 1920's.