I personally would take the additional income and suck-it up in the smaller space (which is purely theoretical since I'm expecting my 4th kid and neither of these scenarios would have enough space for my situation:) )   Looking for your opinions, thanks!

Duplex’s seem to be getting tougher to make sense financially as a pure investment property IMO unless you’re putting a large down payment into it.

My current goal is to generate enough cashflow through MFP to be able to  "retire" by the time I am 30, and am looking for a job purely so I can fund deals. 

Make sure you have your insurance calculated out, If you live in the property also or pure rental it might be higher than you calculated but if you get the right combination it;ll be worth it.

Can you really get those terms, as a pure investor?

With zero experience and 20% down and inexperienced investor can get a no income verification loan as long as they have the credit score and the PROJECTED rents meet the DSR.Many have used these loans to bid up the prices of SFR's in vacation areas, purely based upon projected STR income.What happens to these STR investors if inflation causes a dip in vacation travel?

If its purely a fix and flip then there is no depreciation. 

Instead of focusing on things that are purely speculation (the listing broker doesn't want to co-broke with you so hasn't submitted your offer), focus on the things you know (the seller will not accept a finance contingency).

It’s purely a commercial office building.

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