So, if you are the one just over the threshold, you have a permanent vacant unit.   

I am purchasing an investment property to flip and there is a permanent driveway easement (10' section to the right of the property) that grants property where i'm purchasing access to driveway (it is not shared with neighbor). 

Are these rates for permanent purchase and hold loans or flips? 

Unfortunately this is not something that interests me and if I was to end up with this property, I would either leave the garage as is or undo the kitchen work.This would be our permanent residence for now, but the goal would be to either rent it out in a few years, or just sell it if/once it has appreciated to some extent.I have a hard time working this into the valuation of the house.

Owners have  a much more permanent mindset. #2 - I am not an environmental expert or an attorney, but this one may be of concern.

Once they get 1% of landlords revenue I could see it going up to 2% ,3% in the next years .On the related note San Francisco is also proposing an additional tax on businesses for the homeless . https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/17/san-francisco-to-consider-tax-on-companies-to-help-homeless.html——OAKLAND — As the Bay Area struggles with an alarming homelessness crisis, voters may soon decide whether to force Oakland’s biggest landlords to pay up to help house the city’s most vulnerable residents.Oakland Councilwoman Rebecca Kaplan wants to impose an extra 1 percent annual tax on rental revenue that exceeds $200,000, and use that money to fund homeless shelters, help homeless residents secure permanent housing and clean up the sprawling encampments that line many of the city’s sidewalks.The city needs more money to tackle the problem, and collecting it from Oakland’s biggest-earning landlords makes sense, Kaplan said.

But it surprises me that a $700K structure placed permanently on a tract of land and used for productive purposes would not qualify for 1031 treatment. 

This will return some equity and put you into a permanent loan at more favorable terms.

Hello,I am a US permanently living overseas.

Hello,I am a US permanently living overseas.