If so, I may want to just dump the property - there are plenty of people out there that are far more capable than I to handle something like this.Thanks for the comment :)

I am looking for an outfit that will handle a flipping project for us from start to finish in the Atlanta.  

That's good at handling wholesale transactions?

I would think you should be able to do an affidavit stating you are an owner occupant and get an exception if your mortgage broker is savvy enough and knows what they are doing also try calling another local mortgage company/broker that's not a bank they tend to have better contacts with underwriters and can get this handled easier than say a bank.

I want to start off this way because I think it's easier for me to handle, since I'm doing this on my own.

If that property passes a rigorous due diligence process and you choose to pursue it, I think, as a new investor, your best strategy is to figure out if it would be possible to buy the 2 acres with the duplexes and sell the other 8 acres.You can get up to speed on handling those or hire a PM a whole lot faster than you can figure out how to develop raw land. 

Also, I'm not sure whether it's best to let a property manager handle the repairs (do they do that?)

In the latter (West Van), I'd say you have nothing to worry about walking neighborhoods alone; in the former (that part of East Van), I'd suggest anyone (especially new to the area) would want a second pair of eyes to "watch their back".Same likely applies to lots of different areas of "Detroit"; some are bound to be great/safe/beautiful whilst others will be more "war zone" style - can't lump it all in to the same bucket :)As far as the airport itself though, can't imagine why it'd be a problem (I can't imagine any major US airport being a problem given how much law enforcement presence there is at all of them) - having flown there myself, it's plenty safe and fine with just the usual airport stuff to watch out for (folks who aren't authorized to provide taxi services trying to solicit in terminal for example or what not else).

It's priced at $60/sq ft whilst recent sales have been well over $100-$200/sq ft (for old, shabby properties) I drove past at 6pm and emailed the agent with a full price offer.

They should be able to handle everything for you, including...