Doing both flips and BRRRRs, if possible, would prevent you from locking up too much liquidity into a deal or numerous deals, thus allowing you to continue to scale.

We also have homestead exemptions where I'm at - which an LLC isn't able to take advantage of - so I would investigate the benefits of that as well when considering selling it to yourself.  

Quote from @Nolan Peralta: Continue with your eviction process.

Looking to rent out the property for cash flow (After some small updates / maintenance) and continue to build equity and loan paydown while I house-hack into a 4-plex in the Volusia County area.

Continue renting the unit out, like it has been for the last 30 years.  

Depreciation will continue to provide tax savings for years to come, of course.Appreciation isn't cash earnings, of course, until the property is sold, but it does factor into the overall wealth building opportunity in real estate investing.

After I continually say no he asks me for $25,000. 

I'm torn about how to continue. 

I’ve had 2-3 buyers interested in Lakewood and Edgewater areas continuously over the last 1 1/2 yrs so have spent a lot of time looking at properties in these areas- here are a few additional observations:The numbers on renovated full size Lakewood two family don’t match most investors criteria (greater than 7% ROI).  

If the agent provides value that you see being worth the money, continue business as usual.