Evaluate comparable rentals to validate market rent, crime stats to ensure the area is decent.

The market rental rate for the units (after repair) is 625/mo, this coming from another building across the street with equal sized, clean, painted, with newer cabinets   The tax assessed value is 72000.Unsure of repairs needed yet but if I guestimate 12/sf i'm looking at about 25000 (I'll verify this before bidding)Comparable sales do not reflect much due to the number of sfh surrounding the property.  

I’m more of a traditional, 25% down using conventional financing with $20k in reserves type of investor so my head is spinning.

No deals compared to what.. buying homes right after the great melt down in US real estate history ?

I understand this is the very nature of owner financing and that it's for the buyer who can't qualify for traditional financing for whatever reason, but don't those buyers usually show up with little cash available?

Would it make sense for me to primarily act as a selling agent which means less time spent compared to showing buyers multiple homes?

Hi @JR Lizarraga, I'd recommend doing a free trial of each solution, and creating a list with each, and then comparing the results.

Set up a spreadsheet and compare the two scenarios.

How active or passive would you consider the areas you mentioned right outside of the city compared to areas in Bergen county?

Compared to a 4 plex, a 4 plex usually will cash flow better than a duplex but management of that type of property is generally more time consuming than a duplex.