By buying the duplex with an FHA or other similar low down payment product that can keep your capital to buy an investment property.

The different financing products can make or break the deal.

And they only have 2 properties on the market for investment, 1 of them is in process (available for investing but not yet listed on AirBnb for rental income production).

Conventional loans are the only conforming residential product for non-owner occupied. 

Sold it 6 weeks later for $67,000 with about $17,000total in it ( product) and my labor. 

It seems as if she would have to reduce her W2 income but that seems counter productive! 

Hello all, I just finished reading the BRRRR book by David Greene.

@Zach HochstetlerThe lender can't "force" into one loan product or the other.Just to clarify... 

etc..If you are looking to leverage debt and come in w/ little to no money down (VA), I'd recommend owner occupying / house hacking / whatever you want to call it and depending on if you're looking at an SFR or duplex an FHA or conventional loan product will most likely work best. 

I would also echo what @Jonathan Greene said: go and see properties!