I'm trying to be sensitive towards the other unit at the duplex paying the market price currently and what it looks like renewing with them.

The folks trying to sell you something on the internet probably won't say this, but you need to spend some time in your market before and after your purchase.

Main point of my post is also trying to determine if individual notes are worth it for people in my boat, who are busy and happy with other aspects of their lives... jobs, families, etc.

Any DSCR loan must be in 1st position, and will refinance you out of your current mortgage. 

It cannot be covered in a few posts but to help you get started top left is a tab, LEARN check that out, and BUILD YOUR TEAM, just for starters; you must know how to underwrite your properties, and local laws.You are in the right place, check out some podcasts and read some books.

Let’s see some of those “uh-oh” moments.DIY Disasters: Tried to do something yourself to save money but ended up costing more?

I'm not trying to convince you or anyone else that investing in Punta Cana is a bad idea.

Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.Some familiar names are mentioned frequently: Stessa, Apartments.com, RentRedi, TenantCloud, Innago, RentManager, Avail, Rentec Direct, Doorloop, etc.I recommend conducting thorough research on each app online to understand their offerings, pricing, etc.

Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.Some familiar names are mentioned frequently: Stessa, Apartments.com, RentRedi, TenantCloud, Innago, RentManager, Avail, Rentec Direct, Doorloop, etc.I recommend conducting thorough research on each app online to understand their offerings, pricing, etc.

Contact them, advise them that you are trying to get into wholesaling, that you are moving to Raleigh in a year and a half and have 15 hours a week that you can help them in exchange for tagging along.