The absolute best way to get an accurate ARV / comps is to reach out to a realtor.

I have had this goal of buying my first duplex and have talked to real estate investors, realtors, lenders, appraisers and have been encouraged so much to where I am anxious to dive into this.Now that I am 18 I have absolutely no debt, a credit score of 727, I have 28k sitting in a certificate of deposit, a couple years of working consistently under my belt, I’ve also been investing in my Roth IRA, I feel very blessed to be in this situation.I am still in high school, I know it wouldn’t be smart to buy a house right now but something in me is so anxious to buy this house I know I have to have patience but I don’t know if I should start the process of getting pre approved, finding a good investor friendly realtor, lender, preparing my documents or if I should just wait.When analyzing deals in my market I have crystal clear real estate deal criteria my strategy is house hacking a duplex, price range of 500,000-600,00 in Salt lake, Utah! 

So far I absolutely regret it! 

You're absolutely right!

like @Jay Hinrichs said folks come in with absolute best case numbers... and that's rarely how things turn out. 

As long as your numbers work, now is absolutely the best time to invest. 

I went back and read my initial response expecting it to be a lot worse and it was basically nothing, just my usual trashing of wholesaling.I know being a moderator is absolutely thankless, but this was likely because she used some buzzwords that were completely fabricated to make her look bullied when everything she was saying was about 10x worse than my responses in my opinion.

I do it several times a day as a habit now.I absolutely agree with the suggestion above to make friends with realtors.

One of them is absolutely crushing it—she’s always hunting for leads, making calls, driving for dollars, and more.

I absolutely agree with you.