If you are building from scratch, see if you can buy a corner lot to build a duplex that has one driveway/garage on one street and the other on the other street-they look more like a large single family home until you go around the corner. 

We have been saving up for a down payment on an investment property, but we are at a bit of a crossroads with what step to take next.On one hand, we want to get in the game as soon as possible and have considered getting an LTR property first, so we can begin to learn about the ins and outs of REI.

Check out other online guides available here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides3.

Basically you need to know what you are doing in DM or Online for it to work, otherwise, you will spend thousands of dollars without success@Jonathan Krauser.

I found it on auction.com and I just bid on it How did you add value to the deal?

To quote a famous thinker: “It just doesn’t matter.”In regards to tree branches over the property line she can and should cut them herself.

Hi Ian,You'd probably looking at "light-doc" financing that are currently at 8's to 9's on average at the moment.

Your Lender My suggestion to find #2 & #4 would be to go to the top of this page and click on FIND AN AGENT & FIND A LENDER.

I have looked at sites like Realtor.com, Redfin, and Zillow but it doesn't provide OR doesn't give a pinpoint sale price on properties.

Rent is due on the first, late on the second.2.