Depending on the seasoning on title, your lender may or may not source the downpayment using the purchase settlement statement and a transaction history from the securities account.

But also, I would say that single family you will likely have longer term tenants depending on your area and how nice of a place it is.But a duplex you have to deal with managing two units for the same rent as the single family.  

Well, that depends. 

Tenant Default: 0-5% probability of eviction or early lease termination.Section 8: Class A rents are too high and won’t be approved.Vacancies: 5-10%, depending on market conditions.Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Class B Properties:Tenant Pool: Majority of FICO scores 620-680, some blemishes, no convictions/evictions in last 5 years.Tenant Default: 5-10% probability of eviction or early lease termination.Vacancies: 10-15%, depending on market conditions.Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 1-3 years for positive cashflow, balanced amounts of relative rent & value appreciation.Section 8: Class B rents are usually too high for the Section 8 program.Class C Properties:Tenant Pool: Majority of FICO scores 560-620, many blemishes, but should have no convictions/evictions in last 3 years.

In OKC proper, I’ve seen good rental performance in Northwest OKC and The Village depending on the property and tenant profile.Tips for vetting property managers remotely:Set up video calls with at least two to three PMs.

Tenant Default: 0-5% probability of eviction or early lease termination.Section 8: Class A rents are too high and won’t be approved.Vacancies: 5-10%, depending on market conditions.Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 3-5 years for positive cashflow, but you get highest relative rent & value appreciation.Class B Properties:Tenant Pool: Majority of FICO scores 620-680, some blemishes, no convictions/evictions in last 5 years.Tenant Default: 5-10% probability of eviction or early lease termination.Vacancies: 10-15%, depending on market conditions.Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, 1-3 years for positive cashflow, balanced amounts of relative rent & value appreciation.Section 8: Class B rents are usually too high for the Section 8 program.Class C Properties:Tenant Pool: Majority of FICO scores 560-620, many blemishes, but should have no convictions/evictions in last 3 years.

Depending on your personal situation and technical field, learn from the side or jump in. 

Rents are 1400-1900 depending on quality.

Depending on what state the property is located on can also impact what options you have going forward for eviction if they do not pay.

You could set up a payment plan, but I would not protract it out more than a few months (depending upon asset class - the higher the rent, the fewer payments).