I recently went through this with a duplex I sold for an acquaintance...we finally ended up changing the locks and keeping a key to each unit...we'd give 24-hour notice for showings and inspection and try to complete when they were at work...all according to the lease terms of course.This is a tough issue in general...keep us posted how this plays out.

I would want better numbers from a duplex, seems like a lot of work for not that much return. 

In a personal example I have going now...Bought for $71k, after closing costs Rehab for $15-20kRent for $1800-$2000 (duplex)Refinance with appraisal around $115-120k I can cash-out at 75% or 80% (depending on rate I want) but 75% of $115k is $86,250

$225k for a duplex with rents of $850-950 per side?

I purchased a recently renovated duplex on the golf course in town in the fall of '16. 

We do have a ton of larger multi family units, but duplexes are scattered throughout the city and also one person can own one side while another person can own the other.

The best story I heard was at a condo complex where I bought two condos at auctions for around $40K where it used to go for $110K, thought I did great.

Looking at a triplex and the ad says "unit is legally a duplex". 

Some of them have 1,000s of people in them and they would all be able to talk you through it.From an investment angle, BP makes more sense because you can bounce ideas off of other people here for investing in different areas of the United States and get information that is useful.But, let me say this - we have 12 condos and they rent extraordinarily well.

Initially, I wanted to buy a small condo at auction, fix it up and rent it out to start out in this industry.