On my first rehab REO property, I made the classic mistake of underestimating costs, and trying to make a good deal out of something that simply wasn't.

Your situation sounds like a classic punchout / BO (best offer) scenario.  

This is part of a larger renovation where I have found the same georgian style doors, hardwood floors and even classic glass doorknobs.

Everybody is taking HELOCs to turn their equity into cash.Its a classic bubble, just like dot-com stock in the 90's, railroad stocks in the 1800's or tulip bulbs way back when.

Do I just pick a listing site (classic ones like redfin, zillow, realtor) lets just say zillow for this purpose. and we use Zillow and use a property like this https://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/house_type/5...At the risk of looking like a complete idiot I am going to analyze this deal. haha So lets assume I'm not using the BP Calculator and using the BP Four square method instead.

But there are no duplexes near the area where I work (think classic suburbia).

Its a classic 3/2 about 1300 sqft in a pretty desirable neighborhood. 

I would recommend the "Rich Dad Poor Dad" classic as your next read. 

Classic Nick, classic!

Fast forward to 4 months of living in a nightmare (this guy is a classic manipulator) and I have just given my 7 day notice (I actually gave him two weeks notice even though we agreed that I only had to give 7 days).