It requires the borrower has significant experience and is very costly (in terms of rates/origination)It's generally really risky to do 100% financing especially if you are inexperienced.

I don’t have multi-res experience in DFW, but I have owned multiple rental sfr’s there from prior to the gfc.In this business, especially now, you may need to kiss a lot of frogs to find your prince/princess, or turn over a lot of rocks, or any other metaphors that you like.

You will build skills and experience in acquiring and managing the duplexes that will help you with real estate projects large and small. 

I figure the worst case scenario, I don't sell anything but I gain a very significant amount of experience and knowledge about real estate (I would be surprised if this happen though as I do have a lot of sales experidence).

Whole homes, in my experience, have more vacancy, especially larger homes but the overall dollar amount is higher in most cases.

If you have experience with this, please let me know or point me in a good direction.  

If you don't have experience, you don't want to take your family's money and put it at risk.

Anyone with experience in fair housing complaints, please comment.

With your passion for learning, you'll find a wealth of knowledge and experiences shared on the forums.

The experience you gain now will benefit you in the long run.