Some are even trying to flip.I have around 20k to play with and think this is an ideal starting point for someone that wants passive income.

Ideally, I would love for it to be a house-hack that allows me to live for much cheaper especially because I am in an expensive market (Long Island) In my search for duplexes i see that some are listed as “legal 2 families” while others are listed as “accessory apartments”.

A Word Document would be ideal, but I can retype from a PDF as required.

What is your ideal target cap rate to invest in?

Every time I deal with someone they are slower than I am, less motivated as I am, always slowing me down.

If pulling off something like this was easy everyone would be doing it, I'm set in my ways to take a different approach towards my ideal freedom. 

Ideally you would do both, but this increases the cost. 

Ideally I would like to have financial freedom in 10years (age 53), so enough to cover portion of expenses.Thanks again for questions, made me think.  

Ideally, want to start with a house hack with 4-5 units, get a feel for landlording, and eventually grow.

@Lee Zhao I say "more reliable" because, ideally, your clients should be looking for experienced and established  investors who will be buying these properties exclusively to lease.