A few hosts include a disclaimer about it on the listing - one said it was a "working class neighborhood", haha. 

@An Nguyen I would find a duplex below market value (your all in should be 75% of ARV including repairs).

This includes courses such as real estate entrepreneurship, real estate valuation and market analysis, real estate investment analysis and etc.

You should probably include a lease break fee in your leases.

It seems that the CFP's I am finding focus on Finance but don't necessarily have that real estate investing experience for them to give advice on planning the overall portfolio including real estate investments.Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

You have to call the banks and ask including credit unions.

Most of my investors friends including myself use him.

I am going to put a plan together and work on including all the things mentioned above.Thank you to all that took the time to reach out!

@Christopher Phillip'sOops didn't mean for the stairs pics to be included.

In that scenario your investment could be at risk if you aren't able to make it cashflow after paying for all expenses including property management.As a former US Marine, active real estate investor, licensed CA agent and property manager I'm able to speak your language and can help you avoid extremely costly mistakes.