Your plan definitely works, but getting a loan via conventional loans carries a lot of closing costs hence you need to find a really good deal to make it worth it.

I would send his security deposit to last known address via certified mail.

Thus far, no solid movement, despite having sent all the documentation requested via portal or directly to the individual at the bank. 

What sort of elements should be included in an online application if I were to create my own via Google Forms? 

I am solely looking via the internet in areas about 3 hours away from my small town.

Also search in;  meetup.org for REIA, and real estate investing, etc.I got over my learning hump via hooking up with local, boots on the ground experts, in my local REIAs.I found that REIAs offer pay for boot camps that are great values, and most experts actually don't have a pay for model.  

These things define the game boundaries and help us play with the border and close to an edge ot two.

If you reached out to me via private message about the mastermind/accountability group I've tagged you below to let you know I am planning on having another meeting this Thursday (7/15) at 7 pm! 

@Justin BoydYou are eligible to exclude $250,000 of gain(if not married) for the unit that you lived in.You will be responsible for reporting the gain as a result of the other unit that was sold.The math is a little bit easier if both duplexes are equal in size.You may be able to defer the tax on the rental side via 1031 exchange/QOF.

MLS via a great local agent!