If they say no, then you'd be able to start marketing the property as available in a couple months and have plenty of time to fill it.

There are a couple cheap ways to automate marketing to motivated sellers and plenty of free ways if you have the time to put towards it. 

Plenty of online meetings as well.MLSIQ- https://realestateiq.co/ meets mostly online right now 1-2x week.

I’ve bought plenty of foreclosures, but there are are a number of them I walked away from because the numbers just didn’t work.  

I have plenty of tips and advice, but it all depends on your strategy, timeline. 

When I did that once, they modified the original appraisal after I provided plenty of proof that the appraisal was way off base. 

You should check out SJREIA they have plenty of attorneys that are business affiliates.

I've had plenty of friends and acquaintances be robbed, mugged, etc. in that area & you wouldnt want a SINGLE tenant to have that experience and end up leaving it in a review. 

(I've seen plenty of flips where people put up beautiful new drywall over end-of-service-life plumbing & electric--turning a $ problem into a $$$$ problem).  ...nobody wants to put up brand new walls, only to have to rip them down again in a year or two to fix plumbing/electrical problems...So, that's a factor I'd be considering any time I'm thinking about replacing walls... 

Sounds like if I were to go ahead and invest in a larger multi-unit I need to prioritize setting up a solid team and ensuring I have plenty of reserves before engaging.