Potentially look for a small duplex/ quad, live in one and rent out the rest (as a buy & hold) potentially to college students with parents as cosigners of course or should I focus on raising capital while this tipping point boils down and prices drop some before I decide to go in?

Your DTI, debt to income ratios, and having that savings account ready to go when the time is right!

Just curious what question do i need to go in asking him that will help me get some tax benefits.

You should be rockin' the passive income.I never recommend building because, when the economy changed overnight in 2008, builders were the first to go and have still not come back in force.I never buy land - it's betting on the future.

As per the tenant, he has to pay her child support but she continues to live in the house as she has nowhere to go with the kids.

I have to remind myself one day at a time and eventually we will be where we are trying to go. 

In one county, the information was easily accessible online, but in the county next door, you would have to go to the county clerk recorder and request the information.

If you wait for it to go to auction then you will pay more and be competing with other buyers that weren’t willing to put in the work.

For multifamily youd probably want to go the 3rd ward or Eastwood.

I offered $200k but after inspection I got them to go down to $180k.