I keep reading about all the weird financing issues in this space so I wouldn't actually put money in until mid 2025 or later.  

Given that I am self employed, a few personal loan options, did preliminary asking about my situation, and they got lost in the weeds with how my real estate income looks so dismal on tax returns.

In the case of the stolen furniture I would also ask how did the police offer develop the competence to read a lease and decide that was a reason to not pursue the case? 

Be mindful of short-term capital gains tax, as profits from flips held for less than a year are taxed as ordinary income, and frequent flipping may result in self-employment taxes.While profits from flips do not qualify for 1031 exchanges (since flips are considered inventory, not investment properties), you can minimize your tax burden by deducting allowable expenses like renovation costs, loan interest, and holding expenses.If you're considering diversifying into rentals, explore opportunities to benefit from long-term tax advantages such as depreciation and lower long-term capital gains rates.

Additionally, due to limited capital and the desire to minimize risk in a new country (for us) we employed a Master Lease strategy.

So yes, you can have solid concrete walls, it's still going to burn down.I have read that worst case up to 80 million Americans will relocate in the next three decades.

Used houses in the area sell anywhere from $75-125 a square foot.These are long term rentals that I do not plan to sell.I am reading the Rental Property Investing book and implementing the method that focuses on cash flow and that strategy states you need to have $300 cash flow per month, per property.

I would tend think the value of the duplex would be higher than your estimate, but I don't know the market.By the way, I just re-read one of your posts, you don't have to put 25% down on a rental.

Have you been employed as an Abstractor? 

Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: I think so at least for the ones we read about on BP..I had the same experience total loss on multiple syndication deals So I am feeling pretty good about how we are doing..