I’ve been house hacking for 30 years and am now in a duplex.

I bought my first Multi-Unit (Duplex) and I'm gearing up to find my first SFH/Fixer Upper so I'm trying to build my list of resources for available properties in Atlanta and surrounding areas.

For example if you asked him to only paint a wall but the wall does not look good because the drywall itself is bad - that is not his problem because you did not want the drywall fixed.Specify what it is you want done and if complete you will release the payment. if he disagrees then he may sue and then let the court decide. 

I now am looking all over the country, thinking of trying to find a duplex that’s has land where i can add more units in the future, or just a small apartment building, honestly I dont know at the moment just wanted some feedback from people who know more than me Hi Jadan, I was in the same shoes when I was priced out of where I lived (Portland OR) so I decided to move to Columbus OH.

Smaller multi-families like duplexes could make house hacking more doable.

The blood spatter on the walls and floor?

I was actually on that path with duplexes and had been a realtor.

If they are wrong, well, you can buy that deal from them (or their lender after they foreclose) a year or two or three from now for less than they paid...By the way, there is nothing wrong with buying a single family home or duplex--my first deal was a mobile home. 

There are duplexes being sold on the mid - upper range of that price bracket, that need a little work. 

EM is $5k on a $120k duplex which I knew was a red flag during negotiations, but proceeded anyway as I needed to add a few more properties end of year.