Yes, a win for them if the deal goes well, a loss for them if the deal crashes and burns even if no fault of their own. 

Either way, watch the cycle and make a 10 year plan or you can burned either way by a downturn.

Although I'm not afraid of taking risks (I do run into burning buildings, after all), they're usually taken with a lot of education, experience, and forethought.I do have a friend in the fire department who has been successful with wholesaling, flipping, and I believe rentals, too, in the Baltimore region. 

I'd burn the place to the foundation 

Know we have both been burned by someone not valuing the other?

@Matthew Burns It's so awesome that you're wanting to start so young!

Probably their duty to hold the last months rent as it “has not been earned” at this point.....your duplex could burn down, flood, etc and not be habitable.Good luck having no tenants, let alone college kids, not smoke pot.

@Robert Burns I'll let them prepay or buy down (however you want to look at it) the rent.

Well, your gc’s liability isn’t going to cover vandalism,theft, your liability or vandals burning your house down......

I’m trying to find more deals north of town because I’m so burned out with getting to Austin.