I just know there are some unique situations to Baltimore City if that is where your property is located.  

Each market is unique. 

@Leon Wang, Unless there's something unique with what you're trying to do any title company can handle those quiet title transfers.  

Plan is to use master lease option, and then hold for long term cash flow.1) Being a unique property and hard to find comps, given the appraisal, sale and listing data, how do you determine what your max purchase price to be?

Yes the stove is on an outside wall and i actually did toy with venting it, that will depend on the time i have as well. great suggestions on the light, i do use a home depot version of the light you described in other units and that may be a good spot to save some money. 

Get a second job if you have to (yes, you can work a 2nd job while being in the military).

I am curious to learn a bit more about these unique things. 

@Ram Su the issue with AM Fam and SF is they each have their own unique policies that are not standard to the rest of the marektplace. 

Even if we have to keep the existing floor plan I think we could still charge $1400-1600 in rent for the area based on comps, which would still make this a profitable deal.Here is the unique aspect to this deal that I could use some help with.

What is unique about this situation, at least for me, is that the duplex is owner occupied which qualifies the current owner for the exemption.