That said, it's certainly enjoyable when you set it up right to do it the way we did it since we got to enjoy living in a nice single family home on a large lot with relatively light foot prints from the travel nurses - they are out working most of the time.

Whether it be a primary residence or investment property, 25% down is the bare minimum for a traditional conventional loan.

-opened up the floor plan by removing a few non-load bearing walls-painted entire home-new can lights-new appliances for renters downstairs-scraped popcorn ceilings-new LVP flooring up and down stairs-new base and door casing-few exterior adjustments like small decks and cleaning up yard-added accents like shiplap wall and white-washed brick fireplaceThe basement rents at $850 /month and we rent a room upstairs to a friend for $300 /month.

In a traditional Real Estate market adding to a property will not increase the value enough in the short run to cover the cost of the improvement.

I realize the appeal of a traditional duplex but there are other options and ways to approach the situation if you're interested.Hope this helps! 

Those areas, with the added competition, tend to be appreciation heavy, but (on average) ROI light.

Biden is now urging state and local governments to "pick up the slack" and develop their own eviction moratoria in light of the federal one being struck down. 

Strains credibility . . . that's putting it lightly!

The gas company seriously serviced my furnace/AC for free and would come out and light pilot lights for free as well

These include things like paint, or repairing drywall, or replacing light bulbs and making sure all the fixtures work. making sure personal property was removed avoiding having to pay to get rid of them.