I'd also require the tenant on the other side to have renter's insurance to cover their contents.

I would get someone like ProTitleUSA to do a full (2 owner) search, just to be on the safe side.  

I am new to the real estate investing side of things and have been dong my due diligence watching youtube videos, listening to podcasts, going to local meetups and now joining the bigger pockets community.

Current 2 bed 1 bath duplexes rent for around $600/side.  

Not much, but just thought if there is no down side, why not?

Lots of great interviews and stories from folks who do real estate as a side hustle, and others who focus on it as their full time job, and still others who passively invest.

It will be very hard to gain traction In the beginning.On the commercial side a closing can take 6 months or longer but I have many in the pipeline at various times.

If you start with one of the 10 unit properties in the rough side of town that rent for $350 a month on a month-to-month basis, you may not think that being a landlord is that great.

@James Wierzba cash flow in a hot area like Seattle will be extremely difficult.

What kind of pumps are running the hot water or steam up to the apartments?