Quote from @Timothy Villa: Hey Everyone, I am very to to real estate investing and trying to learn about many of the different strategies.

I understand this may have an affect on the appraisal.

I tried several, but it didn't seem to work or click for me.

This is all part of the process of being a landlord.How are you accessing background checks?

While it will not reduce the actual cost it will help with the monthly cash flow.I am curious if this was a single-family house converted into a double.

Two identical homes located next to each other would come up with the same value, even though House #1 was just renovated to a very high standard and House #2 hadn't ever been renovated since it was built in 1949.I always tried for an identical (or nearly so) beds, baths, sq ft of living area, garage and acres. 

There are so many great local coffee shops in Indy to try, that is just a bonus. 

Try and get some referrals on here from other ivestors

When you do this long enough, you get an idea of what a tester asks about or they start digging.  

With your first investment, you want to try and minimize risk as much as possible.