Nah, just bite the bullet and get something that will last.

As long as I get them both BEFORE the due date.

I would like to get your recent experiences with rent to retirement - positives and negatives. 

Indeed, but you can always get a conventional loan and then swap into an LLC with certain lenders.

Land in a growing metropolitan can get very expensive over the period of time.

Being an agent is different than a w2 where you get guidance from a manager, or higher up.

Congratulations on getting under contract for the duplex!

@Rory DarcyRecommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

I guess doubtful at your age... but I would advise getting a job with a construction company for a while.

However, in the Bay area you may be flipping a $3M teardown in hopes of getting $15M at the end of the day.