I bought it as a flip, replaced everything with high quality materials and put in back on the market.

While that seems like a high percentage, it does include the angry callers, curious callers, tire-kickers, and quality calls all mixed together.

Back to that in possibly another post.So given the scenario above, where my partner would have his GC license and can pull the permits, between the two of us have a good handle on high quality materials and where to source them, the general knowledge of the order to get things done, dealing with inspection etc...Is there a good way to gauge how much we could collectively build the duplex for?

The quality of tenants can determined by properly screening potential tenants. 3.)

Houses are pretty cheap where I live but I worry about the quality of the tenant pool.

It might also reduce your speed and flexibility.  

The location would probably be on the bottom of the list of importance, you need to look at other factors such as experience, quality for client service, etc.Second, as a self-employed real estate professional you should consider self-directed Solo 401k, which is much more superior to an IRA for several major reasons, you can read more on this blog post: http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/2810/blog_posts...

Spend quality time with my family without worrying about money.

@Mike Robinsonwelcome to Bigger Pockets and congratulations on the success of your quality real estate flipping business!

@James Harper One thing to consider is with that many properties on the market is that the quality of the homes vary dramatically.