He closed on a duplex 1 week before the '08' GFC.

From what I’ve read in the Wall Street Journal, companies like ALE Solutions specialize in placing displaced families.. so you might want to explore partnering with them.

Hi all - I own and manage three duplexes in the Boston area (Medford).

Minimum horizontal dimension: At least one wall should be 7 feet long.

The law does NOT apply to landlords:With less then 5 rental unitsThat live in one unit of a duplex and rent out the other unitThat rent out rooms in the home they occupySo, landlords can no longer state in their rental ads, "Section 8 not accepted".The reverse is also true, "Section 8 only", cannot be used.We've always recommended screening S8 tenants the same way as cash-paying tenants.Landlords waiving application fees and/or security deposits only for S8 prospects may also be violating Fair Housing.

I've been looking at duplexes and tri plexes but nothing has panned out yet.

We wouldn’t want to resell within a year for the reason you mentioned, but we’re starting to think it’s a smarter strategy to buy and quickly fix up a duplex or more to first get our foot in the door.

Some of the cracks in the walls have been epoxied, but not all. 

., "I will buy at least one single-family home, duplex, triplex, or fourplex before the end of 2019") and then do it.

When you have a duplex and tenants on both sides stay for ten years, it almost guarantees that something isn't right.I would study your market and determine the value of your rental, because I bet you are losing money every month.