I know you said $5,400 but is that the correct monthly rent(total)?

It really is a minefield out there.I know everyone likes the convenience of the web, and they are tired of hearing it, but this really is a business based on relationships, not online anonymity.

I might be totally wrong in my thinking, what am I missing?

Seller and buyer commissions are a total of 6% - $17,340.

Approximately 2,200 sqft total for the cleaning. 

That’s great advice Taz, I’m currently working on saving enough money to get started, house hacking is hard for me at the moment because I just bought a house 2 years ago, I would have to sell my house(which is in a great neighborhood great location) and use that money to fund the duplex which isn’t totally out of the question, I would like to keep the house if possible but also would like to get real estate investing more.

I just stumbled upon it online and I’m trying to research it myself. 

I'm so glad you brought up trash, totally slipped my mind in my eval.

I took the next 5 months to tackle everything myself spending approximately 17k in supplies and tools + paying a plumber and roofer 4k total to fix those issues.

If it is a contractor that is more organized they will likely do this already, if they are shooting from the hip "based on experience" they will likely just give you a total $ value.