Fairfax county helpdesk seems to suggest that I can only do it via a RE lawyer.

Any suggestions?  

Sometimes the lofts are large enough that you can stand up comfortably, other times they're two mattess on the floor and you have to crawl in from the ladder. 

Additionally, don’t overlook the opportunity cost of pulling money from your 401k—those funds could have been compounding in the market.I’d also suggest stress testing your ROI by running scenarios with higher expenses or lower rents to see how resilient the investment is.

My lender suggested moving a multi-family from my personal name to an LLC immediately post-closing via quit claim deed.

I would suggest learning how to analyze property.

As a wholesaler, a seller approached me with a 48 unit apartment complex, 7 duplexes and a 2500 sqft Single family that he wants to sell (all of which occupy the same block.) Half of which are vacant and the other hal...

Some quick googling suggests the answer is yes provided I don't rent it out more than 180 days for the first year, do I understand correctly?

I ain’t no lawyer (except on the Internet), so will possibly have to resort to checking with the lender (BoA) to confirm as I didn’t see anything in the contract that suggested that it closes if I’m no longer resident.James

Any suggestions you have in that regard would be greatly appreciated.