You want long term capital gains, plus having lots of rentals has many benefits (just sell a few for LO/C4D and you'll have pay days every year or so).

I'm trying to sell my flip at the moment and have had multiple offers on a LC and a LO, but I'm holding off at the moment in hopes for straight up sale.

Wait for the listing to expire.Every L/O has non refundable option consideration for the right to purchase in the future.

Sounds like either the LO you are working with doesn't know what they are doing, or that lender has overlays on top of the actual guidelines. 

Would love to get connect with another rockstar LO in the Milwaukee market!

The seller is looking to cash out, not interested in LO's, or anything along that line.Thanks!

Do your calculations with your LO and see where you save money in new purchase finance or take out equity from current home. 

If the numbers make sense, I will take it sub2 or even on a L/O (although I have never done a L/O on this type of deal but would in the right circumstance) if there is good upside.

Lo and behold I may have even found the so called "team"...Anyways, before I left I was talking to the lender about pre approval and my current job.

@Shenell Johnson back when I was an LO and excited about the prospect of meeting other agents, attending events by new home builders, CE classes, and free training events were a great way to meet agents.