New Britain has lots more properties, is a larger city, super highway convenient, but with neighborhoods which are mixed between good and bad, and the lines are really hard to tell. 

I started out about 18 years ago assembling large commercial projects for developers so know the process.I can't help further as my schedule is jam packed with clients buying existing NNN commercial with tenants and leases in place and then I am buying the value adds myself to reposition.You might could bring on a fee for developer, consultant, or larger developer as a partner.

Instead of rent prepayment, I required a larger deposit.

(Remove load bearing wall to create larger kitchen/LR area.

I would try an evaluate the tasks you have to do as an investor and assign the cost to outsource it and see where you want to focus and where you want to hire out. 

Would you combine the equity into one larger investment or looking at multiple deals?

Hello,I'm a first time investor looking to house hack a duplex or larger in or around Naples, FL.

If you don't sell houses along the way #3 and #4 will be at lower loan to value with larger down payments.

I'm living in the larger side of the house and have the 1 BR up for rent.

And, depending on your market( I don't know about Memphis) "R"ents  are rising but may not have yet caught up enough to cover those rising costs and the larger amount you need to "R"efinance  to cover those costs.