He was a frustrated landlord and wanted out quick.  

@Russell Naylor,Thanks for the quick reply!

I've been learning as much as I can as quickly as I can I'm excited for the future!

Thanks for the quick responses!

In order to get ahead of the pack (ie. obtain "bigger pockets" more quickly), a better question would be: Is this Duplex UNDER priced (because unless it is, why be interested)?!

Any large bank is going to do commercial loans for their customers.

;) I bet the Bel-Air mansion is also in the name of a trust or LLC, and I bet it is in a different name than any other properties they may own ... rich and famous quickly learn how to become rich and anonymous, but the truly smart rich folks never seek out fame in the first place ...

I quickly figured out that wholesaling was also not too fun because you can work a lead for quite sometime and it can lead to nothing.

@Alex Deacon, thanks for the quick response!

When I finally got to the property, after driving past the many neighboring, beautiful, bigger, newer homes on acreage along the way,  I quickly realized what the "problem"  was (or at least one of the problems): a huge power pole, complete with a transformer high up on it, was located about sixteen feet from the front of the house, centered on the front door!