Hello, I’m just starting out in the Milwaukee area and I’m looking to buy and hold duplexes.

Now, I would actually do the full analysis getting the numbers as accurate as possible before you decide to make an offer and were not 100% certain this would cash flow. 100 bucks is a tight margin

In response, some Angelenos have started spending big bucks to invest in unique styles they like.

Instead having of ABCLanlords at yahoo.com for like 12 bucks a month you can get joe at abcLandlords.com. 

850k for four unit seems steep for me even in a place like carmichael, I think you can get more bang for your buck in areas such as @Joe Bertolino mentioned 

Making the big bucks isn’t my focus right now.

@Zach Kuhns about 75-100 bucks a month difference and you plan to refi in a year?

If you are making a few hundred bucks a month, I would recommend setting up a HELOC and using a home line of credit for your down payment / for reserve funds if you need them. 

My partner and I are doing the same thing right now in Racine, WI just a half hour or so south of Milwaukee.

It is 20-30 hours a week at less than 10 bucks an hour in this location but it is W2 income.