Quite honestly the goal is to keep buying larger properties and begin to make a nice profit from them (realizing that there might be some risk involved).If anyone has any suggestions or strategies please advise.

In my area, and quite possibly in many areas, it's much easier to find a SFH in a decent area than it is to find a multi.

It's quite true that some places are known to be cheap, cashflow well, but don't appreciate much, and vice versa for other places.

I've noticed other half duplex on that street that are selling at quite a decent price.

little experience on major repairs, but I have done quite a bit when it comes to repairing holes in walls, or building new walls to splitting rooms, and repairing small holes or wet spots on floors with removing a piece that way.. just nothing with major issues with foundations

I haven't given myself the option of not selling and so far it's worked out for me and I've never done a price drop either- Although this last house was on the market for 13 days gave me quite a scare.I think sometimes it works best if you don't give yourself other options..

I'm thinking about Having him purchase the home in his name and quit claim my company onto title after close.

I myself am an iphone guy but recently purchased a Microsoft surface which I find to be very helpful because I use excel and onenote quite a bit.

His houses were on the East side of Toledo, many investors do quite well over there, I invest more in North Toledo.

Some pay for home warranties for this purpose but those are quite hit or miss (more miss than hit) so I don't use them.I have trusted trades or use Yelp or Angie's List as back-ups.Yes, you will have problems that require you to go a few trades deep to fix but that's part of the price of admission in my eyes.