I am pretty sure I know the answer, but do you think a bank would supply a VTB on a foreclosure for the purpose of a Duplex conversion BRRR?

Not sure the purpose or intent of it. 

@Chris Edgell no one can answer this question for you but an estate attorney and everyone else's comments are just speculation, so that would be who I'd ask for planning purposes.

Memphis TN for purely investing purposes.

If you just do it for investing purposes you’ll just end up hating it.

Focusing on a few items provides clarity and brings a sense of purposes. 

(Here is the link to the episode for any who are interested: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/get-rich-educa...)In the interview Benna stated that the 401K has veered from what it’s intended purpose was and that the mortgage fund brokers are the ones getting rich through the fees that they charge rather than the actual participant.

He has sold his primary residence, moved into one of his rentals, all for the purpose of taxes and hedging his bet against the market.Perhaps towards the end of summer, in a month or two, we will be in a better position to assess where the market is going. 

If I buy a distressed property and rehab it, then that defeats the purpose of going FHA to minimize up front cost?

It can be paired with a special purpose LLC if you want checkbook control.