My wife and I were missionaries in the Philippines for three years and our motivation is to generate a residual income that will allow us to go back and start an orphanage.Here's my first question: we are analyzing every property in our area of Monroe MI, and we want to make offers that makes sense according to our numbers on the properties that fit our criteria.

Deals are were everyone walks away happy.

But I did a walk through of the property, checked all the sinks and toilets, didn't see anything out of the ordinary, and I was going to have a plumber come and take a more careful look.I owned several triplexes and duplexes in the NYC area, and water bills for duplexes increased from $280.00/ 3-months 10 years ago, to $580/ 3-month on the last bills, and I thought of major leaks.

Would like to pay for an onsite walk through and some education on how repairs/replacements work for the area. 

However, it's usually best to get a local mentor to help walk you through how to do it on your first one.

By no means should you scrimp and cut corners, but maybe granite countertops and hardwood floors dont fit with the price range you can get at your location.Personally, I dont like dealing with people all that much so I use property management companies to interface with the tenants. 

I showed them I wasn't walking into their office asking basic questions, I could find answers online. 

And does this option fit in or conflict with your personal end game?

Sell the SFR as-is and use the proceeds to fix up the vacant unit in the duplex.Sell both and move into a place that doesn't need work and fits their budget.Getting a loan would be the other option. 

Will be hard to walk into that deal without $150k or more in cash.