I've approved one with a medical judgment, so far, so good, and I've allowed a co-signer where a divorce wrecked their credit. 

I am an investor and Program/Project Analyst, currently dealing with something similar.

Hello, I am new to REI and wanting advice.

I am young so I could be overthinking, but my end goal is to have a portfolio where I can cash flow enough within the next 5-15 years to let go of my job (5k clean a month).

That said, the GC I am looking to use has told me it would cost me more to build a duplex vs two sfh's (same sqft) r/t firewalls etc when it comes to additional steps for adjoined units.

Thanks for your response dude, I just invested $300k into a syndication deal in Vegas, I am looking at a quadplex in Toledo for $380k'ish that I would probably pay cash for and cash flow to gross $4250 a month, and keep the other $300k'sh invested with my manager. 

I had used REI Pro in the past so am familiar with it at least at a basic level. 

I am a private money lender. 

I am young so I could be overthinking, but my end goal is to have a portfolio where I can cash flow enough within the next 5-15 years to let go of my job (5k clean a month).

Am I too deep in the weeds?