Primarily self limiting beliefs.One of my clients just closed on their first commercial deal and they only had one duplex before I started working with them. 

You can also sell them on sites like paperstac, debexpert or others as well as brokers like Mission Capital, Rams or Phoenix.Depending on quality of paper and interest rate will determine sales price - also I would say self servicing can have a negative impact on the sales price as the major players in the space are not fond of self servicing. 

The lawsuit states that the Governor of Connecticut overstepped his bounds and violated property owners' rights to private contract, equal protection, and their right from having their property taken for public use without sufficient compensation when implementing the statewide eviction moratorium.   

Is using a self-direct IRA to fund this venture a way to defer taxes until retirement ?

The last one we paid cash for and self-funded the improvements too.

I figure the upside to the rental scenario is, of course, investing in multiple properties, while a downside would be having to most likely get a conventional loan on the second house with 20+% down and proof of sufficient enough financial reserves to handle two mortgages. 

In California, a Will alone is usually not sufficient to avoid probate. 

25 y/o and in the process of being a self taught real estate investor.

@Jason S.I can give suggest a plan for the next year but it requires tremendous self-discipline.

I have a few reasons for this. 1) We are both self-employed and our income is inconsistent. 2) We don't want to impact our DTI, because we are planning on buying a house hack within the next year or so.We would be open to going up to 6 units for our first property as long as it's within budget.Now that you have some context, is it possible for a rookie to use a DSCR loan on a duplex or triplex?