did half the flip work, sold with new walls and new electric/plumbing.

Purchase price: $260,000 Cash invested: $120,000 Sale price: $535,000 Complete gut, new front and rear walls, all new electric, HVAC, plumbing, roof, deck, windows, interior What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Quote from @Joshua Land: Look to learn, and hopefully implement converting my duplex into an assisted living center.

This has pluses and minuses.If your property is bulletproof such as no framing - cinder block construction, cement floors, gloss white paint slapped on the walls and a cheap window mount AC, then you are in a prime position to make money with S8. 

There is something called a "wet wall" that the pipes go through behind the toilet and sink or wherever pipes are.

Since I'm not putting money down, I know that I won't cash flow this duplex right away.

Felicia,Look first to see if there are other quads in the area, as your only zoned now for three units, so at minimum, you could probably make this a triplex in lieu of duplex. 

It tends to hide marks better.Walls: Neutral tones like SW Repose Gray, Behr Swiss Coffee, or Moore Classic Gray are renter-friendly and modern.Trim and Doors: Use a crisp white like SW Extra White or Moore Chantilly Lace.Accent Walls: For a touch of style, consider an accent wall in soft blue-gray. 

Glazing in walls, enclosures or fences containing or facing hot tubs, spas, whirlpools, saunas, steam rooms, bathtubs, showers and indoor or outdoor swimming pools where the bottom exposed edge of the glazing is less than 60 inches (1524 mm) measured vertically above any standing or walking surface shall be considered to be a hazardous location.

-If you have ceiling heights for 48" wall cabinets, that's great.