If you are okay with living in the duplex, let it season some, and, as mentioned, keep saving up for the down payment on the next one while studying the market and expanding your landlording skills--both on the ground with the duplex and with books (I have a Classics of Landlord Lit" blog post, but you may have burned through the core reading). 

@Marvin Michel I love this idea of traveling to potential markets and getting your "boots on the ground", Have you already made this trip?

Here's the scenario: I've got a property lined up for housing development, but the planning process is probably going to take 2+ years before breaking ground.

We are fortunate that nature gas does go by the house and we plan to connect to that when the ground thaws.

You burn crude oil in a variety of forms, drilled out of the ground by a big, bad corporation.

you should check to make sure that any information older than 3 years that is unfavorable is deleted from your credit report (except certain items like bankruptcies)Applying too frequently for credit can also hurt your score

Something that those with the mentality of a pimp of hosuing wouldn't understand.And, I had investments of my own during the entire period, had nothing to do with these activities.This does not include the homes I have had shut down for code vilolations with frequent violators.

Wholesaling is a numbers game; cover as much ground as you can.

All of this and many other factors need to be considered running a restaurant.The biggest issue a one off restaurant faces is food quality and pricing.Small places can't order in massive quantities so do not have long term food contracts locked in at a set price like chains do.Instead food cost fluctuations can hurt a small restaurant plus the quality you get from a supplier might be good one week but the next a new company came in to the food supplier and gave them a cheaper deal to use their product and try it out.The new product may be better,the same, or worse.The problem is you pay the same price and charge the customer the same price as before but it might not taste as good.I don't know how you will buy this restaurant as you have no experience as an owner.You can't just open a restaurant and expect people to come in.A few will but not enough to make a great business.You have to pound the ground and press palms and get the product with free samples into people's mouths.This will generate buzz for your restaurant and create customers with a relationship.Customers are habit creatures.Get them a great experience,great food,decent price and you will get repeat business.

But, you do need to 'have boots on the ground' in your local real estate market.