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

You have two homes that are rented at 1,000 and 1,050 a month with 2 year leases.No mortgages on either home.Both houses were purchased and renovatedOne Is worth 135k wIth about 30k equity.One Is worth 130k wIth about 50k equity.Do you sit fat and happy with these two?

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). 

Wait for the right pitch...a fat pitch.

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.

As they say,,,, Pigs get fat, HOGS get slaughtered. 

And if you find a good one you can even walk away with a big fat check at closing.

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.