There should be no upfront fees for the loan, other than an appraisal.Their website is also full of typos and grammar errors.

their website says they do equipment financing no mention of real estate financing. ???

Have you checked the BizBuySell website?

On public websites, I see some options to acquire a duplex in central Los Angeles under $550K which would require at least another $50K of work if I do not outsource most of the labor.

Are you exploring a conventional loan or a loan specifically designed for rentals?

The designation means no one can live in them.Those safety issues need to be remedied before the properties’ owners can get the go-ahead from L&I for renovations to make them habitable, Guss said.

There are not a ton of comps on Zillow or other websites that I have checked and it was last sold a while ago so even these resources are unable to give me a quote.  

And the PMs and realtors I know don't want to talk to a website.

Now less than a year later, the property is being sold as a duplex and everything on the city and county’s website said duplex.

The interface is solely designed to drag consumers in so that they click to see properties.