I could explore a remodel / bridge loan of some sort, but not sure what my options are.

.- What sort of turnover can we expect?

These are apartments they are living are the worst in the city.

Good luck getting that garage sorted – it's a pain now, but you'll laugh about it later!"

Some PM like to make things difficult for the owners bc they want to purchase the property for themselves.PM are the worst...most of them anyway.

So essentially you can only put half of the property into the LLC, which might work for tax purposes (sort of), but doesn't work for liability at all since you can't usually put half of a duplex into an LLC as a separate asset.I do recommend that you keep a separate checking account just for housing expenses because it will really help you come tax time.  

 I think changing from a “don’t rock the boat, keep rents stable for ‘good tenants’ ” mindset to a Vacancies aren’t the worst thing on the planet mindset as paid off in spades.

Too many RE gurus are telling people to overleverage themselves into the worst housing market (and potentially economy) in decades.

Sort on the oldest SFH listings of 6 months or more. 

What other investment asset provides you those sort of returns?