I've wanted to get more involved in RE for awhile  and am finally ready.

Finally, your tenants will be building equity for you. 

Finally, we're about to go through tenant turnover for the first time, so I expect to learn a lot from that process.As far as exit strategy for this duplex, we're still evolving on whether we plan on keeping the property or selling it when I'm done with school. 

Glad it's finally ready. 

If they have made stellar payments, we would finance the final purchase.

I'm finally ready to settle down (at least for a few years) and want to start building a portfolio of rental properties (SFR and multi-family) over the next decade in order to replace my earned income. 

I also have a good website going (finally) and I'm ready to start doing PPC.

I finally got a good contractor I don't want to lose him due to not finding any more properties to flip.

dollars after investing 1,000 to 8,000 finally, not paying monthly to the bank.

Stop the madness.My last and final suggestion goes back to the trust.