Not a bad idea.My credit is excellent and my income is high so I have those bases covered.  

Do you have a proper vapor barrier covering the soil?

I am running numbers on a duplex and wanted to double check and make sure i have everything covered and see what people think.

Some of my rental properties have extensive damages outside, such as down trees, fence collapsed, sheds blown over and none of those are covered since they are not part of the main structures. 

Note: I think this is a really hot area which will continue to grow given the proximity to Brooklyn, which has exploded the last few years. 2) bought my new primary 1 family forclosure home for $325 in 2016 and house hacked it to get some supplemental income, which covers ~50% of my mortgage.

Another option is putting down a low down payment on a home, househack it and use the rental income from your other rooms to cover your mortgage and if you are savvy you might even cash flow on this househack.

I have never had a tenant contest what  we charge against Security Deposits, but most of our units come back in good shape as we screen well and are fair about SD deductions.

So if I offered someone 2nd position to cover the down payment and found someone else to fund the rehab, how would that be structured?  

After that, we never heard from them again.We provided a partial rent payment in October which would cover a credit for Sept & Oct with an explanation, again, of why we were seeking it. 

Commercial scales a little better across cities b/c commercial buildings tend to cover a managerial staff, anyway.