Do they want to totally sever all ties to the property, or would they hold the note for you for 5 years and continue to receive a regular income?

I knew it wasn't going to be forever, and it wasn't as I eventually got engaged and moved in with my finance (now wife) and I now rent out that entire duplex for cash flow.The equity on top of it is something I tap into regularly for my flipping business. 

In most of Houston, there is no zoning, so if I get a nice land and can easily put two or three offices for half a price of a single structure and rent them at half the cost of a regular small office, or buy a knock down house, level it and put up converted containers on it, possibly even add self storage components. 

You'll need to be very patient and follow up with the city regularly though as getting permits approved is taking longer than expected everywhere because of COVID-19

I see her on a fairly regular basis, as she now contracts...

@Alfredo FrancoWe used to meet pretty regularly but it's been a while.

We bought a duplex with an FHA loan and lived there for 1.5 years.Here's a couple of things that have helped me:- Start analyzing properties on a regular basis.

I think regular office could see a massive oversupply of space even with no new buildings constructed except for highly supply side constrained areas.If there is for example 10 million sq ft and 90% occupancy and existing tenants now want 40% less space then existing inventory of lease able space could skyrocket even with no new construction.

Many of them work with investors on a regular basis.

also I have a million questions like how much loan can you get approved for a rental/ is it same as your regular mortgage/ good agent/ duplex vs sfh vs condo etc.