The lender I was working with said since it's a duplex minimum down payment has to be 15%, plus closing costs that's a stretch.

In October I bought a townhouse the next town over with a similar demographic and its performing well so far.

In such cases, does 1031 Buyer get an extension to pivot to another property?

We've been in NPLs, but transitioning into Performing and RPLs for scale.

So if you want to connect with LOCAL Investors in the Kansas City Market who invest here regularly, who know the market, who find deals, who buy houses, who fund deals, who renovation and perform maintenance, coming to a VIRTUAL MAREI meeting is a great way to do it.We utilize the Chat box on zoom ALOT so people can connectWe have break out sessions so you can TALK to real live people in the area briefly and potentially take that chat offline later in the week.We have local market updates so you know whats going on. 

Any lender can easily write you a POF or PAL, but you need to make sure they'll actually perform.

Some property sellers will provide a rental history (which may or may not have any detail), some will not.Past performance is not an indication of future returns - for better or worse!  

The property manager should have extensive experience in the investment real estate industry and know the market better than just a regular agent.

Best case scenario, is to be able to get the report from the lead paint inspector who performed the inspections/re-inspections. 

I have analyzed the market extensively and see tremendous return and potential for both long and short term rentals in my area.