I have made some $ indirectly with wholesaling as well, as a realtor, picking up leads that happen to be renters or retail buyers.

I'm looking at a duplex as a buy and hold property where I would not live in either units but would be the PM.Purchase price $150,00020% down 30 year mortgageInitial cash invested $34,500 ( closing costs 3%)1,500 SQFUnit 1- 1 bed 1 bath rents currently for $775 but will be going up to $800Unit 2- 3 bed 1 bath and will be renting for $1,000Gross rent- $21,600Operating income- $19,872Operating expenses- $8,343Taxes- $6,200NOI- $11,529Cash Flow- $4,654Cash on Cash return- 13.5%This would be my first duplex and looking for any insights on if this is a solid deal or what numbers I would need to make this work.Thanks!

Robert I saw in your bio you are looking at 1031 and doing NNN or multifamily.If you are wanting yield most of my clients are currently going after retail trip centers.

My children are young, and I work second shift, It's easier on them to go to bed at a normal time, and not be drug out of their beds in the middle of the night when I get off work. 

There are direct lenders, retail lenders, mortgage brokers, portfolio lenders, correspondent lenders, wholesale lenders and others.

It seems this house is the most undervalued in the lot and it's the same 3 bed 2 bath as the rest but about 200-400 less sqft as the median.

I'd start treating the multifamily valuation and retail valuation separately, though they're obviously a part of one whole.

I had a good fine dining restaurant in a 3500sf space when we purchased the mixed use building (38 residential units upstairs, 3 office/retail and a restaurant on street level).

The realtor explains that on MLS, it won't sell as is to a retail buyer.

I have been really digging deep into the area's statistics and I drive through it every day on my way to work.Last week my business partner and I found what we thought was a great rehab project in the area and in our price range and we went and checked it out with a local agent...well unfortunately, we decided it was too much work for our first deal, so we kept looking.This week I've had my eye on a property but I would really appreciate some experienced guidance first.The property is listed for $51K with 2 beds and 1 bath at nearly 700 sq ft and valued at  $61K.