In the true multifamily arena Duplexes, Tri-plexes, and Quads are not referred to as multifamily in regards to deal structure, financing structure, and underwriting standards, If you're looking at 5 Units and up your local residential agent may not be the best fit for this deal, you may want to use a commercial broker.

im curious... i have a detached 2 car garage with its own meter sitting right next to my house. the space is 550sqft with a walk up attic, i was thinking of adding another 500sqft in front of my garage and extending the attic to the new space to be built i have enough space.. hows the legal part of this work?

Most cant call title company and get a date down on the phone  We could and did. and most wont take the risk  which we did.. there is a lot of risk buying sub too with no title insurance or paying off a loan with no title insurance.. but that's were the big money is made in this field.I would walk into the homes we bought and many times the people leave the 200 plus direct mail pieces they received right there in a neat pile on the counter..

I'd think Tyler is a closer fit as well, though I'm not too sure.Thanks for the input.  

With this being said, I would like to have the ability to walk into a property and analyze it's potential repair costs.

This Realtor has been helpful in bringing me leads that fit all my criteria initially.

@Matthew PowellKyle Pearson at Pearson-advisory.com sounds like a great fit for you.

I have spoken with the building commissioner and it seems like no building inspector is willing to just go out there and walk around and give a list of things that need to be brought up to code.

Great news I hope more cities try and educate people, I cannot stand the idea of someone walking into an elderly person's home and telling them this is the most I could pay for this house when it's truly not.

I have searched the forum and while there are posts about this, none really fit my question.