Think about it for half a second: do you really expect to obtain a court order compelling someone to buy a property they don't wish to buy?

I plan on buying a duplex and living in half for a year or two and then rent out both sides.

If I hit even half of my goal, I'll still be in the top 1% of income earners in my state.2016 will be life changing.

You can find an agent, but you are going to have to come out of pocket to pay them. 10 deals a year at that price would pay me less than half what I make on a typical deal.

I think it probably is legal in at least half the states.

Half of it is also heavily wooded - The back half.

I am fortunate to have a great job in Finance in Boston, so I am looking for buy-and-hold situations that will attract relatively low maintenance tenants.I have listened to half of the podcasts and have been reading everything that I can get my hands on.

that's how I've found about half of my 300 or so units we currently manage.  

Typically someone who is going to give you money isn't interested in flipping, otherwise they would just flip instead of giving you the money and then taking half the profit so I don't think you need to worry about that.

@Russell BrazilI would consider self-management, however, I am moving half-way across the country.