I'm looking to perform a 1031 exchange for a single family home that I've owned for 3 years for a duplex and I've come across some bumps, mainly financing bumps.  

Here's a great post from BP on the Questions to ask a PMI've always found that I need someone to help with the leasing but I can perform the day-to-day management remotely.

As far as performing our due diligence can we perform criminal checks or should we keep as far as credit checks ?

Depending on the extensiveness of the rehab, 90 days might be a little more realistic.  

What kind of insurance coverage do you recommend for a fix and flip project...it will be a gut rehab as the house has extensive fire damage and everything will be replaced.

I think the 2% rule-of-thumb has its merits and can act as a quick and dirty way of performing a calculation.

I'm doing BRRR. The house is a triplex and is being nicely renovated inside and outside, but the property itself is an eyesore, as the parking areas are in bad shape, there is no grass, the dirt has washed away and th...

Freddie loans are accessed through a network of correspondent lenders, called Seller/Servicers, who perform a similar role as FNMA’s DUS lenders.

( A well written (skinny) contract, all the right protection clauses and honest disclosures... automatic extensions.)This business has so many moving parts, seller personalities, dealing with relatives and third party know-it-alls, the estate, seller's agents or lawyers --- be prepared to deal with these gate keepers! 

If something were ever to happen, she would be fined, not the person who actually performed the work.