I don't know her extremely well, so am wary.

The major downside to mortgaging to me seems the fact that you don't know what interest rates will do.My business is in an industry that is extremely volatile and unpredictable.

Again this all comes down to location, if this thing is in a prime spot, I mean prime to the point that its in a major city metro location with extremely high barrier to entry.

Auction.com is extremely accessible, and so was the first place I gravitated towards. 

In a duplex if you have a unruly tenant playing loud music disturbing the peace it affects one other tenant.

Don't get me wrong, I personally bought a few homes sight unseen, but these were exceptions - I knew the area extremely well, my local broker has done multiple deals with me in the past so I could rely on his assessment, and I already budgeted $xxx to fix random things that could show up in buying a home sight unseen.I invest out of state.

First off I am extremely excited to join the bigger pockets family I can't wait to get started! 

I have already begun to download some podcast and am extremely excited to learn.

You aren't looking for the "normal" seller...you are looking for someone who is extremely motivated to sell their property.

They are extremely helpful.Swanny