Here's some good articles from BP contributors about "driving for dollars": - http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/05/03...- http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/05/10...- http://beta.biggerpockets.com/articles/2986-how-to...

The comments are actually more informative than the article even, but a good read-http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/08/17/rental-properties-llc/

My long article on due diligence might help a bit too: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

I've been doing all I can the past 6 months to learn about real estate investing through reading books, listening to podcasts, and reading some articles on the site.  

The pros are numerous including; lower down payments, low fees, flexible terms, no prepayment penalties, etc.

Hey All,I'm considering a house hack on a duplex, but I'm seeing various articles stating that conventional rentals no longer work.  

In fact, you have to actually become behind for numerous months before they do that.

Ben Leybovich wrote an awesome article called "property with $2000 or less"Check it out on "justaskbenwhy.com" Good luck Lee

I read an article recently on budgeting for a major maintenance item such as a roof that will be needing to be replaced in say 5 years.  

Make sure to listen to all the BP podcasts, read the articles on the main blog and be active in these forums to learn a ton very quickly about any topic in real estate you want to know more about.Sounds like you have a strong base with multiple properties in a couple different states.