I've been getting leads and talking to sellers for close to two months now and many of them have Free & Clear properties.If the asking price is too close to the ARV, my choice is always to talk them to seller finance the property.I've being told by other experienced investors that buyers nowadays don't have huge down payments.

Would it be best to rent them individually, then offer a discount for both?

You lease the entire property and then sublease the individual units.

I do not use big renovation companies, but rather, rely on individual contractors who I've established a relationship with over the years.

For what it's worth here are my observations.........1- 80% of the information on investing in real estate being sold ranges from totally worthless to incorrect and or possibly illegal2- another 10% might work under some circumstances but either the recipient of the information needs a much more educated and experienced background than he is led to believe or the circumstances regarding the success of the method being sold are limited to a certain geographical area or a certain type of market3- the 10% of information that has value requires work, dedication, persistence, education to be used successfully.4- Certain types of individuals can self study utilizing free information available online and learn as much or more as any program or course will teach them5- most gurus are not currently successful using the methods they teach; they may have once been successful in a particular type of market or in a particular location, but they are not currently utilizing the method they teach successfully.

I know some may give flak jumping to the conspiracy theory tag lines, but there is just a hand full of individuals who control a vast swath of our economic flow, and things have moved in very odd ways, ways in which they could only move thru manipulation.

This stuff is quite complicated and your choice of an adviser is a big deal.

It's a case by case basis and sometimes you make the right choice and sometimes not.

The choices are limited.

I think the growing demographic of older Americans, empty nesters and other individuals and couples would be thrilled to not have to rent, share space, or pay larger utility bills and maintain a space larger than needed.