We looked at a couple different options as far as % downpayment and I figured I would refinance in the near future to help the payment get down lower.

He is renting the unit and will carry a bit of debt for a couple years but once he is clear of that he will do very well for himself.Park owners want their empty spaces filled. 

But I am now.In the past few years, my wife and I have done a couple of house hacks and two short-term rentals.

As long as the husband continues to pay rent for a couple more months, I will let the ex off the lease. 

For example, I stay 99% occupied with my MTRs - the only vacancies are planned vacancies when I need a couple of days for a turnover.

I personally also bought a couple two flats to get started and I always looked at it from an overall expense view. 

You'll want to explore this with your accountant and see what side of the fence they are.What is more a concern to me is your plan to let the property sit for a couple of years and then move in. 

We often would offer concessions such as no security deposit or do half off first months rent or even a discount off the first couple of months.

I worked adjacent to a couple of rehab teams on the admin side.

Based on what you've said here, I'd probably rent it out as-is for a couple years and then 1031 in to a higher quality area.