The 1st deal is still ongoing, and I had to exercise my pledge agreement I had on Kevin’s entity as he still hadn’t sold or repaid me.

If you're wrong and prices keep going up or flatten out you can exercise your option.

But, the whole exercise now becomes: at what list price does this property make sense?

For example, the pros list for the desirable duplex may look something like this:Safe locationUpdated kitchenNice viewsLocation proximity to workWasher/dryer in unitDishwasherEtc.If you don't care to do the exercise above, then my short advice is to buy the duplex that you like. 

Tenant-buyer must exercise their option within 180 days.2.

I have a hypothetical question for the community about purchasing a 4-plex that has been zoned for 2 additional units.This is a hypothetical exercise to identify gaps and valuations not currently under consideration.Feedback is appreciated!

Below is red you can see where the analyst role lies within the acquisitions process. 

I'm sure you both have strengths that you can leverage to have different roles in the business. 

A friend, neighbor, relative, someone from church, surely there's someone in your sphere that can fill this role for you.

A quick search seems to come up with companies willing to fill this role for $100+/year.Should I be paying for this service for each LLC I form now and in the future or should I use myself or my spouse?