You’re on-site for maintenance issues or tenant concerns, which cuts down on the hassle of traveling to a separate location.Loan Accessibility: Getting a mortgage for a duplex can be easier than financing other types of investment properties because you can use the potential rental income from the second unit to help qualify for the loan.Tax Benefits: Owning a rental property can open up opportunities for various deductions like mortgage interest, property taxes, operating expenses, and depreciation.Disadvantages of Investing in DuplexesPrivacy Issues: Living so close to your tenants means less privacy.

I have started to make offers on some deals in Columbus, hopefully should be able to close on one within the next 2-3 months if not sooner.

You cannot market or sell a property legally without a realtor licenseYou cannot provide financial advice or foreclosure rescue options without certain credentialsHow you define helping them, especially if they want to stay in their home

I believe that starting out, you would need to find an investor lawyer and accountant to help you set up the legal entities in both countries, then research your market, find financing, build a team, and so on. 

This has worked out well for me, but you do have to be close enough to stop by.

Yet because my house is in a close radius to the beach (only 2.5 miles as the crow flies--the 7 miles is what it takes to a drive out, around, then over the bridge), it seems like PriceLabs is using on-the-beach or walk-to-the-beach properties as comparables, and this may be leading to dynamic prices that are too high.I am not sure exactly how to fix this.

Don't forget your Follow up process, Cold calling consistently will produce good leads but, for us, the first contact to closed deal is longer than some of the other forms of marketing and FU is the difference maker.

They will only reimburse you after you close your first escrow/transaction.

(I'd like to be close enough to the property should any issues arise but will have a property manager)Thank you and apologize for all the questions but it's been discouraging to say the least so far.

I could try and find something that is a close match, but I'm worried it will look tacky if it doesn't exactly match the hallway.