it is rewarding if you invest the time with not only the rental but the tenants.  

You have come to the right place to begin your investing journey.Have you looked into attending local meetings and joining Facebook groups?

Both can offer tax perks if you use the money for home improvements.

So he must have already bought the duplex or none of these things could be happening.

Any suggestions on how you calculate the wholesale fees would be appreciated.

Things can be going great for 2 months then be headed for disaster the next week.

Many times you will buy a property that is occupied and it takes time to make the units vacant and it takes time to do rehab work and that leaves little time to save money for the next down payment. 2.

I do work remotely from the home and was also wondering if I could write off the portion of where I use the space as a office on the same home as he’s claiming without causing any flags on the property address.

@Michael Plaks Didn't you say you were buying coffee for us at the next one of these "sessions"?

It's way too risky for the lender not to have an experienced hand at the wheel.