I am looking at vacation homes and co-living as just different flavors of SFH.

Basically, if we bought the duplex, we couldn't qualify for another loan that would let us buy another duplex or even a single family home. 

Those are geared more towards professional PM companies or landlords with larger portfolios.I'll message you directly with additional information on more afford solutions.

Feel free to inquire about their staff qualifications if it's a larger organization.2.

Hi Kayl, Were you targeting single family homes or multi-unit investments?

You should never fight to get someone out of their home unless it's truly serious - they're hurting themselves or others, unpaid rent, or creating a real continuing disturbance that is detrimental to the property. 

On one side, there's a 5-bedroom, 3-bath home spanning 2,105 sqft (total lot: 0.40 acre), valued at approximately $341K.

-Cosigned an FHA loan for someone else and now want to purchase your own home. - Buying a larger home for growing family with evidence of increase in dependents and 25% equity in current homeCheck in with @Joseph Chiofalo, he's a great friend and top lender nationwide for 20+ years.

I see a lot of investors remodeling and designing the home as if they were going to live in it and it's the biggest mistake.

If the answer to all three is Yes, I buy.And let life unfold.I have NO IDEA what the ultimate return will be….NONE….And neither does any other investor if they are honest…..most crystal balls I find are broken.But if one acquires the property is a solid long term manner based on fundamental investing principles and is never forced to sell…History indicates the long term trajectory of price and rents are up.In my experience, real estate follows cycles……. 6 or 7 years of a bull market, 1 or 2 years down (though the up is always larger than the down), 1 or 2 years of flat which then sets the floor for the next run up.