I'm 19 miles north of there and if that property was near me at $850k it would likely sell in a day.

I don't read the news much, but I can't think of one time either of those two places made the headlines unless there was a tornado or something...And just to handle a potential objection that always pops up when people decide to invest 1,000+ miles away from where they live:Objection: Properties are more affordable there than where we currently live.Objection Handler: You can get a "more affordable" meal off the dollar menu at McDonald's, but I bet you don't go out to eat there on a Friday night. 

Just some of the features include...  7+ Bedrooms, 4 Full and 2 half bathsHuge master suite with a second bedroom suite on the other end of homeLarge indoor pool with 1,000 sqft green houseHuge kitchen with large fireplace2 story Great Room with huge fireplaceLibrary with fireplace, dining room, office, huge laundry room on 1st floorBasement with fireplaceSeparate 4 car garage with covered walkway to main home with caretakers quarters aboveStorage BuildingThe property estate is divided into 2 parts.  

I live over 3,000 miles away with the goal to generate revenues to get me back home without "working" but growing my income.The problem this week is the guy who agreed to help flaked out and can't contact him and have no clue what's up.

The latter half of this document you should utilize the principles involved in the second part of your question – how "could" this property be doing?

Half we self manage, half are managed by a property manager to try out that process.  

I purchased the paint for another job had $150 in the 2 5gallon buckets of behr ultra, $46 in ceiling paint, 2 shower valves at $55 each, drywall at $64, insulation $60, plumbing fittings at $23, tile was $100, $60 in door knobs, I payed my employees for cleaning all 4 units out, painting 1 apartment and half other, tearing out paneling and insulation, re install new insulation and hang and finish drywall, install 2 shutoff valves and install scald proof valve.

I ask because there seem to be a lot more really excellent SFHs and for about half the price of a really good duplex.  

Buyer's Costs: Buyer shall pay one half of the Title company's escrow fee; all other recording fees; the costs of any survey and a ny third party reports ordered by Buyer (or its lender)

It's exactly that.When I see those stunningly low rates, invariably the underwriter can't tell me how many ways Fannie Mae calculates rental income and when each way is applicable, she can't tell me about net loss carryover, if I'm lucky she knows that you add back depreciation, she can't tell me about how to calculate Patronage Income for all the Berkeley-ites that work at worker-owned socialist co-ops, she can't tell me how much you add back for each business mile driven showing up on page 2 of Schedule C of tax returns, she doesn't know how Fannie and Freddie vary for S Corps, has no idea how transfer taxes work in the Bay Area because she is in Narnia, can't tell me anything about the California Association of Realtors Residential Purchase Agreement, et cetera.