I think you see the issue - the tax payer for the old property has to be the tax payer for the new property. 

The appraiser gets hard to deal with because she's "essential" and she's upset that she has to work from the pictures my tenants took instead of walking through their unit and I can see things going sideways.

Of course, that elminates the extra table, but it would be "cleaner" assuming you didn't want to see the table of info

Does anyone know... once I place a lien on a unit for non payment, can I unlock the unit by cutting the lock to see the contents?

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With that being said, depending on the market and scope of work, a lender may be willing to stretch the parameters for you but they will want to see the team you have in place as well as some ability to debt service the loan.Now to your first sentence in your question, most hard money lenders will not extend you a loan if you are going to be living in the property. 

I don't see the point in paying off your home at the expense of acquiring investment properties.

My ultimate dream is to add a 3rd unit (ADU), garage to fit an Earth Roamer campervan (29ft x 8ft), a den/family room for the main unit, and a rooftop deck that can get up high enough to see the skyline/mountains (28ft) but zoning looks to be holding me back. 

It'll be interested to see the scale at which they restart, if at all.While flipping (and investing) is inherently risky, I believe it can be done at scale to a level. 

I definitely can see the appeal if I was looking to invest outside of my state.