My biggest concern is with affording the down payment combined with any closing costs or fees that come along the way.I've been speaking to a few different loan officers, and the consensus seems to be that conventional loan programs for a duplex property type require at least 15% down. 

It's an amazing resource for training courses.

I would also look into homeready loans or the bank of america grant program, they might be better than the FHA route.https://singlefamily.fanniemae...https://www.bankofamerica.com/...Not sure if that helps at all, happy house hacking!

Looking to launch a campaign to buy homes, train people to serially invest.  

I have worked two jobs all my life even through college and training to be a FF.

These are just a few, there is a myriad of programs out there, just need to write down what you want and expect a program to do for you, then take it from there!

I have worked two jobs all my life even through college and training to be a FF.

I hope this is self explanatoryProximity to transportation (major roads, train stations, bus stops, etc).

So, it's either RE investing or going to truck driver training school at 50+ because I hear they can make pretty good money. 

With that being said, there are pros and cons to everything and there are a lot of decent folks on these programs.