Get all the parties on a conference call.I tried, and believe it or not, title company flat out refused to join a conference call with the accounting firm.  

I am trying to help my brother in law find a reasonable place- he is going thru a divorce. 

I am trying to get an asset based loan my fiance and I don't have the best W2 incomes but we have enough assets to foot the bill. 

I was asking if a warranty deed MUST to be prepare by a lawyer or title company, if not, I will try to do it my self.Its amazing the prices that most lawyers charge for forms/services, that 90% of the time paralegals are the ones doing and setting up.

Once you get some experience under your belt then if you still want to invest out of state then try one OOS rental and see where it goes.

Just trying to start a conversation.  

I’d focus on trying to land this deal and getting it set up to lower your current housing payment as opposed to being able to just generate a deal that totally pays for you entirely from a duplex.

I am trying to get interest only loan to scale my portfolio and increase my cash flow.

with that said, i totally agree with you that trying to math your way to a market makes no sense.

I own the 4 plex 50/50 with my parents and it's starting to become tedious trying to track who's putting what into the property as far as expenses and sweat equity is concerned.