I am not a “cash flow is king” investor  Pending one’s stage in life and career, I submit growing equity and increasing net worth should be the goal of most investors in their 30s and 40s - as they enter their prime income years.

It was one of the best apartment buildings I have seen in my career.

I am not sure what part of Atlanta you are in, but in my experience, finding a quality duplex under market value is a bit difficult in Metro Atlanta. 

In our experience, local historic committees or societies—who care only about preserving the property—can be difficult, with strict rules and often unreasonable demands.

If they don't have time to get on the phone and speak with you to explain how they work, then they will be even more difficult to get ahold of once they already have your business.

I consider my self to be pretty investment savvy as my professional career is in the financial services industry as a licensed financial professional, currently focused on working with qualified retirement plans.  

Difficult likely to get rid of bad tenants and paperwork night mare.

I asked him about excepting owner occupied single family homes, and he said it’s just too difficult to enforce.

If you have a strong, high-paying career, it may make more sense to focus on building a passive or semi-passive portfolio over the next few years. 

Having a higher-paying W-2 will add rocket fuel to your investing career.