Just as a point of reference I had a water claim from a small leaky pipe leading to a dishwasher and that took 4 full months to completely remediate / mitigate.

Hi everyone,I own a development company that primarily flips houses in MA amongst various other GC and design work.

I've found a duplex that is currently either completely vacant or only occupied on one side, possibly by the owner.

I am a complete and total introvert.  

Like @Michael Plante said, she's already paying maybe 6% to her listing agent, you not getting a Realtor only leaves more of that money in her agent's pocket for having an easier time negotiating with a non-professional.  

For a all of the before, rehab and complete images along with the nitty gritty details, I actually kept a weekly blog here on BP you can check out here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/442...Any other questions, please feel free to send at any time. 

I completely understand, and this relies on the landlord's responsibility too.

And you are doing a straight 1031 exchange as well.The reverse part of the process has been completed and now your intermediary owns the property you want to buy.You will now do a straight 1031 exchange and sell your old property and buy the property that your intermediary is holding.  

Much better than fiddling around on google (which I do every time in an attempt to not look like a complete newbie)

Then when rehab complete refi to a regular loan.