Finally a house that isn't a total gut.

We won't see that in our lifetimes again (on one hand too bad, it was a great opportunity..)When the housing market finally achieves an equillibrium (either by limiting demand by price or more supply or both) it will slow down, inventory will build up, we will see an average of 180 days on market (now 20 days).

My interests are in wholesailing in the beginning, switch up to flipping as I learn and then finally renting or developing if all goes well in the future.

I would look into requiring all properties be refinanced before the divorce is finalized.

You still have options until the closing is final.

So this one the City would in no way support the continued duplex use...So the final answer to your above question likely depends on the story, and also likely depends on what the City's preferences might be. 

But at the end of the day, you must rely on your analysis to make the final purchase decision.

So far I’ve read 4 books published by Bigger Pockets or their members and am gaining a lot of insight into which direction I wanna go when I finally do take that leap into investing.

However, as we enter the final weeks of the closing process they fall off the face of the earth.

Asian buyers would literally knock on doors and make cash offers in semi broken English..