I realize the appeal of a traditional duplex but there are other options and ways to approach the situation if you're interested.Hope this helps! 

Maybe the Supreme Court is just saying Congress needs to give this power to the Federal government, but the justices realize that any such law is still subject to their review for constitutionality. 

This story is HUGE but I'll try to keep it brief.June 2019 a woman signs a 12 month contract that says she must get electric and gas in her own name prior to move it and no one except her can occupy the unit (she breaks all 3 of those)Unknown to me - the man now squatting moves in with the former tenantJuly 20, 2020 she suddenly has a huge amount of cash and pays over 5 months back rent - never pays rent again after this dayJuly 23, 2020 booked for a crimeFeb 2020 person moves into cabin next door and somehow put wrong cabin electric meter in their nameNov, 2020 she's jailedMay 2021 my dad arrives and slowly starts realizing the scope of the problemJuly 2, 2021 I arriveJuly we get Real Estate One to be property managers starting Aug 1, REO agent meets with 2 current tenants and gets them on new contracts, REO makes a deal with squatter, he agrees, he never shows up to the REO officeAug 9 post 7 day notice due to non paymentAug 16 court house says can't because COVID, try 30 day notice to quit - post thatAug 17 hand 30 day notice to quit to squatter (had to bang on his door at 7:15a to catch him as he'd been hiding from me for 2 weeks)Aug 19 figure out squatter's cable is in the name of jailed tenant's daughter who lives 2 counties away with her legal guardian (yet Spectrum refuses to cancel service)Aug 20 figure out the electric meter mix up. next door unit moved out in June yet was still be charged electric. why?

@Daniella Lamis After I bought my 2nd foreclosure I realized the banks use the same key on their properties. 

Political discussion is prohibited in the forums and while I realize it is difficult to discuss policies that are enacted/enforced/overturned by politicians, you are limited to discussing the policies themselves and not the worth/worthlessness of those involved in crafting/overturning the policies.

I realize with so many podcasts, it’s so hard to find one that you loved but can’t remember enough specifics about to find it again.

If you are honest with yourself, you may realize that you would be better off driving for Uber in your spare time instead of trying to renovate a house; or you may be better off working harder at your day job and trying to get a promotion and bigger paycheck.

I really like the idea of building a multifamily rental portfolio and I'm realizing I really should have tried for a duplex for my first property instead.

But, when you realize the risk/reward compensation nature of investment, it really doesn't make sense. 

After watching a video of David Greene speaking about write offs and tax benefits I realize I need an accountant.