Readers should seek professional advice.

My intent was to move within a year and rent it out, but we have been having unforeseen expensive issues that I am looking to get advice on.1) HVAC: Our biggest issue.

Readers should seek professional advice.

You might learn from them, hire them, get advice from them.Best to you!

Any advice for someone trying to buy their first duplex and house hack? 

Ken McElroy, Kiyoski, Bloomberg, Blackrock and the Fed should all ring you up and take some advice from you. ;-) There is nothing false wiih what @Henry Clark said.Commercial real estate is broad - Office space, self-storage, Farm, Data centers, residential properties above 4 units, etcIt can be true that one part of commercial real estate is suffering while others is thriving.

Appreciate any advice...  

When I asked my agent about options to back out, he didn’t really offer any advice.

I am not quite sure what category I fit into since I’m not a completely foreign investor, but I also don’t have a W2 or current residency in the US.Curious if any Lenders here have advice on how to seek financing.

Additionally, in the R-7 and R-8 Zoning Districts, you need a Conditional Use Ordinance from the City Council to authorize the conversion.