@Isaac Wilkins This is the best place on the web for real estate advice, paid or otherwise.

After reading plenty of RE books, listening to BPs podcasts, and surfing the web I am very interested in house hacking a duplex where I will live on one side and rent the other.

I don't want it to be LOCKED away like it is.I found this concerning a ROBS: (web address is https://fitsmallbusiness.com/rollover-business-sta...)

They're not photo lights, but they certainly provide lighting that gives a great shot for web pages. 

The web site you mentioned apparently only deals with Tax Lien States.I favor operating close to home, and your home state is a Tax Lien State, as well as nearby MD and WV.I'd read all that I can at low costs or no costs, websites, books etc., but I would not spend a lot of money on some course.I'd go to some local sales in areas that you would be interested in purchasing Tax Liens. 

So it would have some kind of software integration that would create a new key code and issue that code via text or email or a web page to the guest upon check in.

Therefore, I would like to have a web based fax account. 

And whether you're right or not is literally a gamble.26k doesn't seem like a very good return on a 500k+ total investment (based on what I think your numbers suggest).

Congress, particularly with tax-related issues, seems to wait until the very last minute to pass laws so people are forced to react based on what the current rules are rather than gambling on what the law will be.In 2010, people were making larger gifts than they might otherwise have because they did not know how the estate and gift taxes were going to be in 2011 and beyond.In 2012, people had to make a number of financial decisions because of the Fiscal Cliff, and many people probably ended up regretting it once Congress finally decided to pass a law and resolve the issue.Unfortunately, Congress has not learned its lesson. 

Just remember you might lose it if deals falls thru.Another tactic I've seen in hot markets is make an "As is offer"All options are a bit of a gamble for a buyer but all are common in a hot market..