etc) growth is occurring with still "affordable" "B" neighborhoods, decent schools, 3/2 for a long term B&H SFH?  

If the tenant's damaging the property, harming others, or not paying rent or other such issues then eviction is likely.

I agree with @Ned Carey and the real answer for this should come from your attorney and CPA, as you mention you live in the duplex now and moving it to an LLC may cause you greater harm in tax implications.

I understand the process in which double closings and assignments occur, but I'm more struggling with the concept of where the numbers fit in.

We also did a flip in a neighborhood that was much more budget conscious, so her design did not get the premium we hoped for (thankfully, we still made money).If you do not want to do the research or trust yourself in finish selection, there is no harm in hiring a designer to help, as long as you budget for it.  

Based on the activity occurring, the court may rule that he can not be at the property at all.

If its something that could harm the property or the tenant I would fix it.

The Colonial theater investment that is occurring as well as the overall investment in Lakeport is of particular interest (restoration of opera house etc).

I am struggling to understand what would occur if a landlord did not want to accept the terms of the assistance.

This artificially altered the true supply/demand ratio  Very low interest rates that became lower to spur the economy to combat the economic impact of Covid  Realize that both of those reasons are Covid related and have resulted in a current price in excess of what would have otherwise occurred.