I call said hes finishing up a job and he will be there in a few days..

We hired a GC to renovate our two family house in Bronx, NY, which was supposed to be finished 6 months ago.

It would be for a duplex, wondering if anyone here has any recommendations for PMs especially for out of state investors.Looking forward to hearing from you!

Maybe if this was west side with nice finishes and a large floor plan.

I worry a bit about a market correction here in Seattle, and at 4x appreciation, I wonder if it wouldn't be best to take the money and run on one of the units.I don't have plans at the moment to purchase another rental property here in Seattle (I think you'd be crazy to do that right now) or anywhere else, though I guess I would consider it if I could get into a small complex of some sort in a reasonably priced and growing area of the country.

My wife and I are moving into one of our apartments (4 plex) and I'm wondering if, because we will be living there as a primary residence, are we exempt from any of the renting laws?

Sounds like you used one of their buyer agents to find the place, and I’m wondering what’s in it for them with a program like this.

Leverage is a wonderful but dangerous tool. 

I'm likely going to be a Trustee and I'm wondering if there is any financial advantage to my Dad creating a corporate entity and transferring the house to the company, and then the company to the Trust. 

(emphasis added).Unless I'm misunderstanding you, this is a formula for disaster, Perhaps you're suggesting @John Keenan load up his offer with contingencies that will allow him to bail out later when he's finished his homework?