I checked the comps out on Lifestyles Unlimited Quest and the estimated ARV based on recently sold comps was $205K.So, buying at listed price of $80K and putting in $80K to turn it into a duplex puts us all in at $160K. 

There is an author by the name of Bryan Wittenmyer.Here is a table of contents of one of his books - A Real Estate Oriented BusinessChapter 1 The High Profit World of Real Estate………………… 1Why Real Estate……………………………………………………….. 1High Profits/Types of Profit…………………………………………… 3Profit Potential………………………………………………………… 4People Always Need Shelter………………………………………….. 5More Reasons for Real Estate………………………………………… 6Service Businesses and Investments………………………………….. 8Tax Advantages……………………………………………………….. 9Passive Income………………………………………………………… 10Real Estate Lifestyle…………………………………………………... 10What You Will Learn from this Book………………………………… 11Chapter 2 How to Start a High Profit Business with Very Little Cash 142 Types of Opportunities in Real Estate………………………………. 15Investment Options/Models…………………………………………… 16What Very Little Cash Means…………………………………………. 17The Guerilla Operator…………………………………………………. 17Don't Quit Your Day Job…Yet………………………………………... 19Your Job as a Stepping Stone…………………………………………. 19Rules, Tips, and Strategy for Low-Cash Start-Ups……………………. 20No Employees…………………………………………………………. 20No Storefront or Rented Offices………………………………………. 21No Partners…………………………………………………………….. 21Invest in Communications……………………………………………... 22No Inventory…………………………………………………………... 23You Don't Need to be Fancy…………………………………………… 23Hack Away Expenses…………………………………………………. 24Money Saving Resources……………………………………………… 24You are the Marketing Specialist……………………………………… 25Business IS marketing…………………………………………………. 25Why a Conservative Lifestyle…………………………………………. 26Using Sweat to Build Equity…………………………………………... 26Go Heavy on Image…………………………………………………… 27Concept Summary……………………………………………………... 29Chapter 3 The New Extreme Business Model………………….…. 30Why You Must Change………………………………………………... 30The Forces of Change…………………………………………………. 30The New Expense Paradigm…………………………………………... 32The New Payroll Paradigm……………………………………………. 33Outsourcing Work……………………………………………………... 34Finding Self-Employed Specialists……………………………………. 35Guidelines for Establishing Independent Contractors Relationships….. 35Fully Exploiting Technology………………………………………….. 35Invest in Great Tools…………………………………………………... 36The Accessibility Rule………………………………………………… 36The Telephone Rule…………………………………………………… 37Advanced Tools……………………………………………………….. 38Real Estate Software Source…………………………………………... 39Rehab Tools…………………………………………………………… 39The Home Office Trend……………………………………………….. 40Where to Meet Clients and Prospects…………………………………. 41Extreme Office Leverage……………………………………………… 41They Are Not Customers……………………………………………… 42More Extreme Rules…………………………………………………... 42Become a Niche Market Specialist……………………………………. 44Build a Business Within a Business…………………………………… 45Co-opetition—The New Buzzword…………………………………… 46Informational Leverage………………………………………………... 48Performance Pay Works………………………………………………. 48Strategic Smallness……………………………………………………. 49Concept Summary…………………………………………………….. 50Section Two--Business Opportunity How to Directory……………. 51How to Use this Section……………………………………………….. 51Chapter 4 Real Estate Investor Services………………………….. 53Apartment Preparation Services………………………………………. 53The A.P.

A lot of it will have to do with lifestyle habits.

Acquiring financial freedom will allow my family to live our desired lifestyle, debt free, with no more stress each month struggling to make ends meet, secure our daughter’s future and continue to build wealth so that we can be a blessing to others and help to rebuild our communities and create opportunities for others to find the same success.

My blog/website is about long distance self management, landlording, investing in class A investments, investing in a transient lifestyle, etc.

Start religiously watching videos from people who are active in the space and get on some of the social media sites where note buyers and sellers are prevalent.

I have been doing quite a bit of soul searching and decided that real estate investing is the best route for me to go to achieve the lifestyle I have been desiring.

Do you really need $2 million to live the lifestyle you want?

At this time I am doing an insurmountable amount of research to figure out would work best for me, my lifestyle and what do I want out of it. 

Being naked would be stupid, unless he made it part of a religious ritual.