Factors such as age, fire protection of the location, alarms, construction, proximity to a coast, etc. can impact the rates.  

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Outdoor space, including parking, living areas, and potential expansion, can enhance the property's appeal.Location should be considered, as properties closer to tourist attractions may command higher rental rates but may also come with higher purchase prices.

Legitimate hard money lenders and private lenders may not ask for business taxes, bank statements, or other documentation but they will ask for much more money down, their terms are usually 12 to 24 months loans, and higher interest rates.

Savings accounts and treasury bonds are paying decent interest rates right now, so if OP needs a year to save up more he actually has options for the first time in years. 

As interest & insurance rates have risen, it makes it much harder to meet these types of checks.At the end of the day, people are more fearful than greedy so now is the time to be greedy. 

On weekends, late morning - late afternoon (11am-4pm) seems to get the best response rate for me.

I collected MTR comps and ran the numbers, and found that I might get an extra 15%-20% from a MTR, but I'm not sure if the vacancy rate I plugged in was reasonable (I'm in a mid-size city and my properties are close to Universities, hospitals, and other things that attract MTR tenants, so hopefully I'd have low vacancy...but I like to play it safe with my numbers, so I try to allow for a good bit of vacancy)... ...plus, all the comps I collected were just listings this month, and I don't know how much they're affected by seasonality, so my rent data might not be super accurate... ...maybe I'll give it a test run with one unit that's opening up in May, and see how it goes...

For a duplex, you won't need more than 5 gallons a minute flow rate.

By buying as primary it allows you to get a loan that is fixed for 30 yrs and it will have the least cost meaning rate.