We were constantly putting money in the properties, fighting with the city (the city was broke too), and struggling to find a tenant to pay consistently more than a couple months at a time.  

@Tonye Jack Not really since they are investing their time to help you build that investment portfolio and they will consistently get their sales % for each purchase.

I want to keep this line of communication open but absolutely don’t want to bother him constantly, but would love to know the best situations to contact him for help/mentoring.Asking for leads in his area?

I would be a cash buyer and would hate to find out once I have a large amount of money tied up that I can’t get it out in a timely manner, or possibly not at all because I have no consistent “income”.

Make an offer with numbers that make sense to you & see if you can start communication. 

CashApp is king in college town FSU land... easy to operate & communicate.

I have enough for a 3.5% DPProblem 1: I have a job but no W2 income BUT am currently switching into a W2 at the end of the monthProblem 2: Dont have the 10-20 percent DP for the property for a conventional DPProblem 3: Holding costs for Hard Money for a few months until Bank accepts my new “W2 Job” for proper mortgage financing(I am aware there will be some time for proof of consistent funds from new W2 job to getting the FHA mortgage)*And yes I know about PMI with FHAIs this a strategy that sounds reasonable or am I making a bad decision?

You won't qualify for a mortgage w/o steady income and most lenders like to see 2 years of consistency, usually with the same employer.

Does the duplex consist of two separate deeds? 

I have enough for a 3.5% DPProblem 1: I have a job but no W2 income BUT am currently switching into a W2 at the end of the monthProblem 2: Dont have the 10-20 percent DP for the property for a conventional DPProblem 3: Holding costs for Hard Money for a few months until Bank accepts my new “W2 Job” for proper mortgage financing(I am aware there will be some time for proof of consistent funds from new W2 job to getting the FHA mortgage)*And yes I know about PMI with FHAIs this a strategy that sounds reasonable or am I making a bad decision?