There North Carolina purchase leaves me scratching my head. 

I'm a house hacker too, message me if you want to connect 

Just got the second house in my current partnership!  

The bank will make you leave 25% equity in the property - but you also still want the property to at least cash flow some - so be careful how much equity you pull out / new debt you take on.I would do a cost benefit analysis of what your actual gain is in cash-flow on buying a new property with a (currently) higher interest rate (if financing), versus just holding on to the current appreciated property and enjoying that cash flow.All the best!

., leaving it primarily to the platform's messaging system or texts has worked out so far, reserving direct phone contact for requests or emergencies (which saves time).

Because EVERYONE wants to sell their house fast.People who list on the MLS want to sell their house fast, people that want to sell their house FSBO, want to sell their house fast.

Or simply just leave it in their name?

Our portfolio currently cash flows, but cash flow isn’t our top priority right now since we plan to use this portfolio to supplement our retirement in 12 years when I leave the Army.My biggest challenge is committing to an out-of-state market.

Perhaps we "buy" the house from them for the $328K balance to satisfy the lender and don't need a large down payment and then have a separate contract with them to pay $x per month until we've paid the full $172K amount.

One week into 2025 and the US housing market is facing considerable new challenges.