Would you buy this duplex? And how?

[Veronica Duran]

I have the opportunity to buy a duplex for $148,000 and the current tenants pay $750 on one side and $800 on the other. There is no HOA, and tenants pay utility bills and taxes are about $200/month. Bones of the house are good, but cosmetically it hasn't been updated in years, AC is 12 years old, roof is 5 years old. Would you buy this?

We are trying to go ahead and buy this. My next question is what would be the best way to get the down payment? I have a couple of retirement accounts that are not making much in the stock market so we are looking into pulling the $30k we need for it (my lender can give 15% down payment). Or we could ask a friend that we know has the cash and the interest in investing and we could split the down payment in two, or buy it together as partnership?