Will catching up the back payments (and seller paying off legal and trustee fees) to discharge the bankruptcy suffice in making sub2 work? 

Great news is there is a new program out now where your 3.5% down payment will be covered by a grant even if you purchase a 2 unit and there is no catch and no income limit. 

See if the will take an exception and not pay out if place catches on fire.Or just get it replaced ASAP.Why did you let insurance company see inspection?

Just because you may start of with some negative cashflow in your market does not mean that a high cashflow market that gives you 100-200/month positive cashflow is a better overall investment.The biggest bang for your buck is house hacking a duplex using an fha loan (3.5% down payment) and actually right now you can even get that down payment covered through a program while funding lasts and there are no catches with like income limits or having to pay it back.Best of luck!

There's a mass exit from cities where people are crammed in to small apartments to areas where they can go for a walk outside their front door without worrying about catching a deadly disease.

Good catch guys!

@Joaquin M Dugan Jr I've argued for my own market (Fayetteville, NC) as being chiefly opportune to catch a firm gust of appreciation while remaining the meteoric cash-flow generator it has historically been.

As for the $50 increase in rent not being paid for the last year, if you didn't catch that, that is on you.

Though when you catch the real estate bug shyness dissipates and it becomes the equivalent of people who are on the level of being vegan or do CrossFit - you can't shut them up about it!

ANNNNNNNNNNNNND - Thank you California and the government there.Oregon is trying to catch up fast.