consult with the city first, then find the opportunity zones, then find the deals that would match your plan, then find the money. consult with officials and other investors that have done these types of investments, learn, step, learn, step

If your financing doesn't match up with your strategy, you could be on the hook to pay back the full mortgage once the first unit sells, rather than paying back in installments upon the sale of each successive unit.

I did meet the owner during the viewings, and it matches the "owner" information.

I included that info in my "exterior only" BPO, which was then rejected because they wanted me to match the interior inspection to the exterior (which was much better than the interior) and ignore my knowledge of the interior.

A year later, I received a supplemental tax bill with revised assessed value that match my purchase price total.However this time they assess the land to be $130k and 170k for the home.Now im way off in my 2017 tax returns.

Then issue a notice that matches whatever your local law is as far as giving notice that you or your staff will be entering to make repairs on such date.

You have some very lofty goals for this duplex and you might be moving too fast here.First, does the rent-o-meter numbers match what you are seeing advertised on craig's list for comparable units for rent? 

You path can only be selected by you and your situation and your passion4) you educate yourself further on the "Method" and how to mix and match methods you're passionate about/ start networking at live events with people who do similarly5) you begin market research/ establish a budget/ ideal property type6) You go see these properties and use them as learning experiences7) you execute the planThere's a lot more, this is a 50,000 foot view that I'm sure subsequent respondents will add to.I've shared a link below to my post, its lengthy, but for a reason.

Even if the pavers/bricks are not a perfect match to the original ones, they can be integrated into the new one-either to look like a mat in front of the door or simply mixing the two sets of bricks together.  

@Jim Growfer if you create a list on listsource that you like, you can always do a "phone match append" to add phone numbers to that list.