I know this not from the internet, but from having walked literally 100’s of properties in that area and having met with many foundation repair companies, engineers, and home inspectors on these sites. 

Hey folks, I'm an engineer and investor (currently owning 2 doors and managing 5 for close family).

I think having a timeline to perform all of your due diligence before you dive in is a great plan - good luck! 

I’ve gotten to live my dream of being home with my children, and so if I can help him achieve goals he’s set while he’s sacrificed to take on the sole support of our family, I’m all in. I

Hey Neel,My best advice would be to just spend the extra money to get a structural engineer to inspect it and give you his/her 2 cents on the condition.

The short link to that is https://tinyurl.com/ybq4beto 
I also created a purchase affordability calculator so you can find out if the house you’re interested in is affordable based on NACA monthly payment amounts.

Licensed professionals (such as engineers) along with an unrelated third party visited the complex and closely analyzed each unit.

So here’s my scenario, I currently own a condo I bought as a fixer upper, I got it all renovated and am looking to now leave this condo rent it out and buy a duplex, I have a W2 job, however I don’t think I make enough to qualify for the price of an average duplex in my area and the condo at once, I was reading that you can use 75% of the projected monthly rent income to qualify in the underwriting process with traditional financing, I was hoping I could do that for the condo and the other half of the duplex I won’t be living in, is this in anyway an accurate thing or a possibility?

I am ready to dive in, I am pumped, and I just need some one to be there when google just isn’t specific enough.

Subdividing was my first thought on this, however according to the engineer on the project, subdividing into 1 house/parcel is not possible.Appreciate your feedback.