@Lolo Druff Real Estate Investing is not like Trading Stocks or Crytocurrency.Real Estate Investing requires some deep thought and research from you as an Investor.Having 400k to deploy to multiple duplexes is a great start but you have some questions to ask and answer yourself.

The obvious answer is yes. 

Easy answer, dump it and move on 

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

As far as getting it built, there are several questions that need to be answered first. 1.

And while this doesn't directly answer your question, it may give you some foundation to build upon when you are discussing things with them.

Answers to your questions:1.

Second, when they answer the phone, what happens next,...from your end, not there's? 

I would be able to answer this better & possibly show you where I'm confused when it comes to title.

But it's just a trade off--no wrong answer.