Using a 1031 to upgrade to a two-family could help you reduce or eliminate the $1,000 out-of-pocket expense you’re paying now.Also, condos often come with HOA fees that limit cash flow, so be mindful of their impact.

I have some clients who prefer to have a PM for maintenance/contact/rent collection/general management and will place tenants and write leases for themselves in exchange for a reduced rate.  

Once in service, expenses become deductible, reducing taxable rental income.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

Use your HELOC to purchase the duplex outright for $118K.Your brother’s $50K down payment can immediately go toward reducing your HELOC balance, leaving a remaining balance of $68K.Create a formal lease-to-own agreement with your brother.

You can likely see where a 5% reduction in your taxes isn't going to do much to reduce your bill. 

There are alternative programs out there with reduced cost, but you are typically looking at 20% down. 

I am not an accountant or tax professional so I would recommend talking to your account about what that means and maybe some strategies on how to reduce your tax liability

They clearly had no intention of paying off the loan in October but sought instead to further reduce their loan balance during a time of the note holder's personal hardship.

Source , but for the ones that are that could be a risk if Trump and DOGE's plans to cut those jobs ends up reducing a significant amount of the jobs in DC.

With newer notes especially, partials reduce the discount.I'm not a fan of balloons for seller financing - especially shorter than 10 years.