Also, verify with the individual who referred they what they did for them. 

Attorneys are, for the most part, friendly individuals and do not forget someone when they need something done.

As for the down payment; I'm assuming we would negotiate something substantial enough for him to make his move to Dallas (like 10%-20%).Final question: if he's carrying the note (I.e. 

@Justin HerringtonWhile Thorold does not give a maximum occupancy per dwelling unit in a direct manner, it appears to define any building providing lodging to more than four (4) occupants as a boarding house:“boarding house” means a building in which lodging is provided for more than four (4) persons in return for remuneration or for the provision of services or for both and in which the lodging rooms do not have both bathrooms and kitchen facilities for the exclusive use of the individual occupant;In turn, they restrict a rooming house or lodging house (but never marry definitions to that of the boarding house) as follows:Where a dwelling unit contains rooms intended to be used in conjunction with a rooming house or lodging house, the occupants may share a single bathroom provided that: (1) not more than nine (9) persons occupy the dwelling unit; (2) for each additional nine (9) persons or part thereof, there shall be an additional toilet, handwash basin, bathtub or shower; and (3) access to the bathroom can be gained without passing through: (a) a habitable room of another dwelling unit; or (b) an open area, which is not normally heated during the period of the year which heat is required by article 2.22.3 of this by-law.So, it appears to come down to whether boarding houses are permitted where you property is located (and whether they need to be specifically licensed), unless your building would be seen as a non-conforming duplex.This is the question, I believe Thomas was asking.

Are the duplexes listed individually or as a package?  

I do appreciate knowing that I am surrounded by knowledge and knowledgeable individuals who care about my success here.  

So while someone might have scooped up something in the neighborhood on the cheap in 2009 - 11 we are not in that kind of market right now and prices have gone up substantially.

Seems like a good way to network with like minded individuals but I'm not quite sold on there model just yet. 

He says you buy in at $60-$70k, substantially more than $25k.

I am relatively new to real estate investing, and I was looking to find like minded individuals in the Buffalo/Western New York area.