Following up - I tried Shellpoint one last time today and we came up with a plan.

Unless you also had plans for new builds in the near future, in my opinion, there's much better investment options available in the immediate area

Hello,I am in the process of closing on my first property, a triplex I plan on owner occupying for 1 year.

My original plan was to update and flip it , pay off the heloc and use the profits toward buying my first rental.

Explain your situation and what your plans are for probably and if the sellers are agreeable write an offer up and move forward.

Any travel nurse is a brother or sister in my field, so my plan is to make sure their housing is everything they could imagine in comfort and necessity be met.  

The square footage was low, with potential to increase square footage, beds and bath on 2nd floor.

Sellers who do not plan to purchase another home or do not need to assume a new mortgage to buy another home, such as investors, second-home owners, or those with enough equity, are in an even better place to capitalize on the growth seen over the past several years without regard to today’s higher financing costs stemming from higher interest rates.

Here are three articles that made it into the papers:"Addiction treatment group buys building in Main South, fueling neighborhood angst""Spectrum Health Systems adds property in Worcester as it moves headquarters to Westborough""Main South neighborhood remains on edge about planned drug treatment facility"I find it ironic that no one asked me (the listing agent) how the owner of the property chose Spectrum Health as the buyer.

it is ok to buy a primary once a year if you plan to rent your current and buy a new one . many lenders will not like it being in the same area