I can't imagine that's very popular with owners.

In the current market here, flips can be challenging but are not impossible.  

Second only to the challenges of that disaster, property managers are the next nightmare.  

What would you say were the top 3~4 challenges you had to deal with in stabilizing that property?

Tony,Your goal of buying a duplex and other small multi-family property for cash flow appears to be the most popular strategy on Bigger Pockets. 

Should we challenge it?

They are popular areas.

Finding a contractor to move in mid job has been a challenge and so far I have lost about 3 weeks in the rehab process. 

I'm not trying to minimize your efforts but to alert you to the challenges of marketing in most every community where there are so many buyers with money chasing so few opportunities at the the moment.

That being said, you SHOULD, despite popular opinion, continue to talk about it because you might just mention it in front of someone who does give you encouragement or has experience or connections that could be useful to you.