We generally advise our clients to do some of the things that might not have to be done, but could cause you problems later.

Most importantly, as I'm sure a majority of experienced investors would advise, you need to get crystal clear on your goals and criteria.

I do my own property management and advise newbies to do the same.  

Can anyone advise me as to the minimum down payment on a conventional investment duplex?

I will have around 300k cash after liquidating all assets, etc. which should be completed by EOY.I have been learning via podcast / YouTube / reading for approximately 5 years now and am currently executing a longer term live in flip.Looking for suggestions/stories on how maybe you have taken cash and invested it successfully which gave you good returns and set you on a path to grow your portfolio and get started or completed the journey to financial independence.I have mostly been focusing on small multi family and EOY 2022 I would like to have 4 + units / 10 + doors as my initial goal.Anyways, thanks for any advise!

Thanks for any advise! 

For some, in any industry, we do go into it wanting to make money, for the commission, for the life style etc and as you get out of "survival" mode and start achieving success, you start realizing that you actually make more money when "you do the right thing for people" Doing the right thing (having people's best interest, having their back, giving them options, walking them through the path and educating them on what are the pros and cons to individual investment and advising them) will yield more money in the form of : Referrals, connections, good reputation, a good track record, and yes bc of it, more commissions. 

My desire was to refinance out of the FHA loan into a conventional primary loan and then move on to the next property using the FHA loan again but was advised by a 3rd party that it might be hard to get another property if I list my current one as my primary residence.

A tax attorney should be able to advise on both the tax and legal implications for the entity they are looking to form. 

Or please advise me on how to enter my data into the system to give me an accurate analysis.