But then after that, you would need to buy a single-family home and work with a realtor and ask them to help you look for properties that have the potential to be converted to a duplex - which can be challenging, because their inherent structures themselves might not be suited for what you're trying to do (especially if you're trying to add a bathroom or separate heating, or plumbing units. 

If you do make an offer hire roofing and plumbing professionals to make sure there are no issues. 

There is probably old wiring, cast iron plumbing, clay sewer lines and on and on.

Renovated the whole house.... floors, ceilings, walls, plumbing, electrical.... learned a lotWhat was the outcome?

We also ripped out the walls to update 1930's plumbing, electric and R2 insulation. 

They found a bunch of issues with the home, after the electrical fire they had to require the home, major plumbing and structural issues were found!

Probably paint and carpet on the inside of most units, planning for significant capex on 1-2 (HVAC, plumbing, misc) Open to all thoughts and comments.

@Justin VoegeleThank you ,currently on track to getting into real estate school so I can get my license and jump into being a agent full time cause there is no potential in working in a grocery store 😂but I’m extremely handy cause I grew up in construction and apartment and house maintenance so from electrical to plumbing to ac my father taught me it all so hopefully that’ll help it all.

Re-wire, re-plumb, new panels, shutoffs, water heaters, HVACs, etc. 

Being able to do HVAC, plumbing, electrical and carpentry work would help.