About $900 a month after taxes/insurance/and misc repairs. 

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However I’m willing to purchase near myself if there’s any good areas and I will do repairs myself if needed.

A market that is both expanding and stable might offer an ideal setting for real estate investment and rental property ownership.Even while flipping and repairing may be more common in your area, the BRRRR method could still be a good choice if the circumstances warrant it.

Reason is what happens if the home needs repairs, do you have $ to cover it or if prices dropThey also will typically want a personal guaranteeYour best bet would be to find someone you know as the conventional private lenders will view this as too risky

Based on the purchase price and loan circumstances, your lender or real estate agent can tell you an estimate of these expenses.Rehab Costs: To determine the price of the duplex's required repairs and renovations, get quotations from builders or property inspectors.

So when we had a re inspection done, it turned out they only did half the repairs and the ones they did were “temporary.”

You've got your answer above, but you COULD do an exchange if you put the property in to service and held it for a period of time. 

And please don't give me the line about "service."

I have also used apartments.com (for some of my SFH), I prefer zillow. e-renter.com does a good job if you just want the background check and none of the other services.