@Ben Einspahr Glad to be part of this transaction with you!

Each transaction at this stage on the real estate cycle must be looked at worst case scenario is what to do if I cannot sell at my projected price point .

However, after a successful transaction, I would need to pay the office $500.

@Jantsen Locke yes, imo it's a good idea to open a separate business account for all transactions (income/expenses) on the duplex.

I promised a smooth transaction in exchange for a lower price.

Once we set the price we're ok with, we are NOT crossing that line. 

Anthony Wick Revised:Example income property ROI calculation with 20% down: 7% cashflow + 15% (3% at 5:1 leveraged) market appreciation + 5% tax savings & benefits + 4% loan paydown by tenant + 3% inflation-profiting / debt erosion = 34% ROICompare this to a mutual fund ROI with dividend in a taxable account: 7% capital gains + 2% dividend - 1% expense ratio - 1% transaction cost - 1% cash drag = 6% ROI

You can definitely just escrow these funds with the title company as part of the refinance transaction and still close the loan, this is fairly common practice, I've done it before myself for similar situations.

The transaction is two fold.

Terms like SFR have multiple meanings.A Realtor can historically search sold units for manufactured or mobile homes. then cross check the community or street with the tax records to give you all of the parks in a region or state.