My concern is this: if I decided to do an MLO and made my payment directly to the Seller's lender, would I not still be in jeopardy because the other properties on the lien (which I have not control over) could default.

However, this is likely from appreciation which is great... and leads me to 3...3) How much home value is your equity controlling?

Pestworld.org is the national pest control association web site.

The seller essentially said that as a result of the filing the seller now has the right to control which of the properties within the package can be sold. 

It won’t happen overnight and you don’t have control over it. 2.)

If you think you can make the numbers work with a $30000 budget to fix it and you want to put an offer in, I would contact a local foundation repair company to get more precise numbers during inspection phase.

Not sure how you decided it was "fair" that you should pay part of the utilities when ALL of the utility expenses are controlled by the tenant.

They will get into as many as they can during the 45 day period so they have control on the remainder of the process. 

My second instinct was "How can I structure a win/win deal".I'm thinking there is a lease structure to assume control of the duplex, live there a few months rent free myself, perhaps move in tenants into the other duplex unit, in order to mitigate the holding cost expense for the SFH after closing.Master lease option?

Looking for a reasonable price for getting the entity set up and operating agreement created for checkbook control.