Outside of that, detailed discussions about it are prohibited by the SEC in many instances.If you are thinking about changing the minds of the people who pander to the SJW's for votes on issues like this, realize as an Advertising Man that those SJW's are "Sold" on this line of thinking for a grander purpose (political control by the sellers), and not the granular (stated) issue of Landlord's making too much money (that's only fuel for the advertising to get them to hopefully Vote for the political party the Advertisers want them to vote for).

however if the SFH is all above grade it will be how well its converted and units are divided.. personal on a converted duplex I would prefer a side by side vs upper lower split because having a tenant above you with potentially lousy structure floors is super annoying for the lower tenants.. being split with a party wall is much better and also the fact if there are separate utilities.. 

You should be able to verify this on 3rd party sites like Zillow & Trulia. 3) What type of advice do you have for 1st time investors? 

Northshore I’m a little late to the party lol

As far as speeding things along, I would just make sure all parties involved (agents, attorneys, seller) are actively following up at least once a day until this is resolved.Best of luck to you on this deal... first of many!

The first part is NOT unusual, the second part is...Part 1: I own a small duplex in Missouri.

Perhaps a nice 1950's built bungalow.Always hire a 3rd party property inspector to give you an unbiased feel for the home.

Alot of real estate investors only see the statistics which only the northern part of the city is accounting for :) The northern part is the portion that is causing those particular statistics while the south county/south city is doing extremely well.

We used Equitable bank, I don't believe they are national, but then our loan was sold to a 3rd party.

- RUN, don't walk.With that said, the first draw can certainly be whatever the two parties agree to and typically it is a sizable one upon mobilization of temp facilities (construction fencing, toilets, etc) and some materials or start of demo.