If for no other reason, it seems that I’d have a much better understanding of pricing our rental in general and a good baseline to make decisions in the future. 

Stay focused and close on the property, do not let an out of the blue crime destroy a future REI and cash flow. 

I would like to purchase another duplex in the near future and am looking for a possible turnkey.

However the most obvious benefit based on what you’re stating is that the depreciation from cost segregation will offset your $100k in taxable income from your commercial rental.There could be more benefits depending on future plans especially if you plan to sell any real estate in the near future. 

I will keep you posted on any future developments.”

Fannie Mae will allow you to transfer the deed to an LLC if you decide to try to go the conventional route, but the loan would still be in your names and you'll need to pay a title company a second time post-closing to do this  for you. 3) I can't speak for the area so no comment there4) If you're self managing, make sure you find vendors you can trust in the area since you won't be able to easily verify if an HVAC guy, plumber, etc. is trying to rip you off and tell you to buy something you don't actually need. 5) Make sure you have clear alignment of goals and a clear operating agreement that spells out what to do if those goals start to not align in the future since you'll be jointly obligated to these properties. 

Again, there are a lot of things that you are implying about our business on a platform where the information will stay for others to read in the future.

The objective is to keep as much of your operating capital intact as possible.The goal is to buy, fix, finance, and avoid leaving cash in the deal, so you always have liquidity for future projects.

You can use that scenario as a learning experience when you may or may not encounter future challenges. 

You've given me some solid pointers/items to take into consideration for future deal analysis, so thank you for that.