Her grandmother will continue to live in the home indefinitely.

If I continued to self manage, it would be cash flowing.  

Some new tenants are very good at talking and making you feel good so they get the property. 

I had Rental Duplexes and some Houses in South Tampa for 30 years and the kinds of damage and rot you are talking about with the 100 year old side of the Duplex need to be shown to Code Enforcement in case they would consider it a Tear Down structure.

The builder will need to be approved by the Bank/Lender or the bank/lender can provide you an already approved builder they have used before in that County.Once the builder is approved the Bank/Lender will have a initial meeting and set up an agreed upon draw phase based on the work that will be completed in phases.Best thing to do is have a conversation with a seasoned Banker or Loan officer to start an application and set up step by step plan.Feel free to reach out if you have any questions I am always happy to help and talk REI.

Was hoping someone could refer me to a legal resource to get connected with as I continue on this journey.

Meet and talk with people who invest in real estate nearby, and pick areas that have a lot of people wanting to rent, good schools, easy access to public transport, and a chance for the property's value to go up.

We went on to talk about deferring some of these losses for a net impact of 0$ so I could apply these to gains in 2024.  

Happy to talk commercial real estate.

They often have off market deals as they have built relationships with their owners and talk about selling, we have at least 5 off market deals.