If you have a good PM and contractor in place, I don't think it is impossible to find those kinds of numbers on the buy and reno side but you will be looking more at the $800-950 range for rentals in those areas and might have trouble getting section 8 tenants.

Most duplex we see around Fort Worth within our range and below are run down and we are scared of chewing too much with construction costs.

There's more paperwork and you don't automatically drop PMI once you hit 80% LTV.I don't see any advantage of using a private lender unless you have some unique circumstances.What price range are you considering?

Hopefully my mortgage is in the 2k range and I can get by on 500 utilities.

There is an incredibly wide range of service you'll receive from different real estate agents.

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Commercial is usually in the 3-5% range. 

It should be somewhere in the purchase price range minus the land value.

Rentometer says approximately 1300 and the closest place on craigslist was a manufactured housing about a mile away. 

I'll look into a bridge loan as this would be a value add but not in that price range. thank you both for your responses.