We signed up.Presently, we want to sell our home and find out a lot about this program.

Another option is to say in Lease "Appliances are provided as a courtesy, and owner will neither REPAIR nor REPLACE if the break"!  

I’m using funds from a 1031 exchange for the deposit.Can anyone provide insights or guide me on how to refine my underwriting or ask the right questions to ensure my numbers are accurate and this is a solid deal?

Leaning towards a home equity loan or refi as choices since I've been turn down for Helocs due to DTI ratio which i find strange.

I would love to hear the experience you had with your duplex and to find out the lease structure for leasing to a corporation that serves as guarantor (if that is how you did it.)

I was excited when i first saw the properties and have been waiting in the wings ever since hoping it wouldn’t go through as I can’t find anything else quite like it and the aim is I will be living in 1 and house hacking.

Maybe ask the owner if you can speak with the tenant (not likely) if not, move on and find another deal.

3) If there is a major issue at the property such that nobody can live there, it is expensive to move and you need time to find a place.  

You can find interest rates similar to where conventional investment loans are.

2) Is it hard to find tenants?