Other than that it depends on what you want to do.

Depending on your investment in the stocks...short term gain vs long term gain your tax rate would be reduced anyway. 

IMHO he did not keep a professional manner and did not handle the issue in a customer friendly fashion......I am glad he refunded me at this point since I am not interested in rolling the dice on any more $1500+ programs but I was shocked to see that he did not care to better explain the reasoning behind the waiting time for setup VS the guarantee time limit ......or even try to level with me as a customer.

Depending on the cost of the home hopefully the rent from one side covers the entire mortgage if not more!

They usually want you to put some skin in the game, so you might have to put down 10-30% down payment, depending on the deal and your experience.

I feel that it all depends on who you are getting the loan from. 

@Melissa Mendoza, it depends on the level of risk you want to take as an investor. 

Code § 1951.2Also if guy has no job depending on how long he's unemployed might be hard to get anything form him in court. 

Trying to estimate water sewer cannot normally be done as it depends on where you are.I own a duplex in New York City, and in the recent year, water/sewer ran me around $200.00 per month, double what it was 10 years ago.

My struggle with that strategy is that my approach to level of finish would be a little different depending on the route that I take in finishing the property.