When my places with section 8 tenants are inspected yearly the inspectors just want to be sure that the paint isn’t flaking and thereby causing a situation that a small child may ingest the paint chips.

Is there any team/commission agreement that you've signed with your broker to outline what the splits are in a situation like this?

The way I look at this situation is this:Let's say the rent you can get at that unit is $1000 as is.

just don't do a lease. as others have mentioned, this forces the buyer of the property to take over the lease (if its even allowed/ they qualify) and it certainly does make the property a little tougher to sell. i'm also doing a house hack, and here in CA, its made a world of difference for me. the bulk of our energy usage is in the summer when we want to run the a/c. my bill stays a constant $228/mo (i pocketed the tax credit and simply financed the panels after that grace period). instead of getting an $800 bill in the summer months, we run the a/c at a constant temperature 24/7 on auto, stay comfortable, and i typically get a little bit coming back at the end of the year. don't expect to pocket this "little bit back" by being conservative with your useage, it sort of is a use-it-or-lose-it situation... i think i got $54 back this year.

Does anyone have specific reference that gives clarity to this situation?

I do plan on moving out to rent in a year or two.How would this be different from your situation?

The overall consensus seems to be that LTR will be better given my situation.

In this situation with the duplex, I think I can get one tenant to leave with a cash-for-keys agreement, but the other will be more difficult.

Need a place to store it and this place looks awesome!! 

I drove to the house, explained the situation to the tenants, and emphasized that we needed to locate the leak.When the utility worker arrived, he wasn’t in the best mood.