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Is there a way around this besides double closing or off market?

Or if rates have gone up (unlikely), then put more money down and tell your bank to take off the PMI (assuming it isn't an FHA loan).

If you add in the owner's portion, VRBO is carving off 30 percent or more per reservation. 

I’m the off market guy for the area, if you’d like to get a dialog going shoot me a PM to discuss further.

With interest rates so low we have refinanced into several 15 year mortgages with the goal of quickly paying down/off a few properties.

I have a house in my neighorhood that is off by around $1M+ from both these sites. 

A balloon may be slightly more attractive terms, but, you will have some inherit trade offs.

You procure a cash-out loan from the bank and use that cash to pay off the partners.

Not some knock off or smaller program made for a self manager with just a few doors.