Ideally I'd like to BRRRR.

if it's still in decent condition, no ripples or waves in it, and depending on what type of material it is ...

It's is incomplete as we don't know what type of appreciation you are looking for. 

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Appreciation can be fantastic, but purchasing an under performing asset with hopes of high appreciation isn’t ideal unless you have plenty of cash or need tax incentives. 

What types of loans are available for a property of this type?

Due to the timing (COVID) it took 9 months to do this 3400 sq ft home into a triplex.What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I recommend putting that in to some type of investment account producing dividends and other long term growth vehicles.

However, several pockets in the area vary vastly in the type of deal you may acquire.When working with first-time rental investors I recommend looking at a few things as every investor has different needs/wants from their portfolio.

I'm wondering how many just sent the deposit in to the person claiming to be the "owner".Here in the south you can sometimes (literally) get away with murder if you claim to be some type of reverend/ minister/man/woman of god/whatever which is exactly what this scammer was claiming.I report the ads to craigslist, they are pulled, only to show up again a few days later.