Letting  the tenant pay your mortgage while you live in the other half of the duplex seems to be a great way to take advantage of the first time home buyer programs.  

I have not made any hard moves yet (after all, need a serious buyer first), but when I do I would ideally leave my day job. 

Does anybody know a quick way to find cash buyers and contractors?

Are you also a buyer on the contract?

A previous buyer had backed out of a contract to buy both duplexes because of this. 

You would usually just flip the contract to another party for a fee.All you would need in terms of documentation is the agreement of sale that would to contain the words "and/or assigns" which would go after your name (since you're putting it under contract).When you find this person to flip it to, you'd add an addendum stating who the new buyer is. 

Do the most impressive cosmetics possible for the least amount of money that an end buyer will pay for. 

Talks a lot about focusing on listings vs. buyers and the follow up/touches that are required to really build out a business.

Typically I write my loans for one year and they are to flippers.I was saying it seems like a good option for someone who DOES have an exit strategy, in other words, for example: they have a buyer set up already

I don't have a FB account so I'm curious if anyone is seeing ads from property buyers as well?