Your options are greater ahead of the transaction as opposed to when the transaction has already been entered into.Best of luck to you!

I worked as a firefighter so I got the building construction from that background and then the transaction and numbers I got with working within/alongside investors that were in the business doing the stuff I wanted to do.

You are most likely going to spend more on transactional costs than the savings + are at risk of due on sale clause being triggered (ultimately will be up to the lenders discretion). 

I personally like his #3 approach of treating this as two separate transactions because you are maintaining control. 

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I do not accept cash app or zelle as those seem better suited for personal transactions than for something like rent payments.

Someone like him is a good resource for questions like this as he guides you through the transaction.

Throughout my career, I have transacted on over $2.3 Billion of multifamily assets nationwide and managed portfolios exceeding $3 Billion of AUM. 

Works for many agents but those are all miserable (in my opinion) and I don't do any of them.With you avg prices around $360k (and maybe 2.5% or so your side), you really only need to do about six transactions to hit your target.

Unless y'all have an incredible W2 to help with the purchase, you will not find something that "works" in the Triangle and in a good/safe location.