Real estate agents can help you with comparables.

Purchase price - $242500Estimated rehab costs - 5kARV - 285kMortgage PITI - $1376HELOC payment - $390Rental income - $2600Cash flow (Prior to refi) - $734 Cash on cash return - 15%I need to fix up one unit as it is very outdated, the other unit is already remodeled.

A successful short-sale typically benefits the borrower (homeowner) in the following ways: it can give them more time in the house (and payment-free); it is better than a foreclosure from a credit report perspective and wold allow him to obtain a new purchase loan for a new home in the future more quickly as compared to having it go through foreclosure.I would encourage you both to reach out to a local realtor with short-sale experience and have them facilitate the transaction, it would not cost you or the owner the commission as it would be paid out of the bank's proceeds.No, in a short-sale I would definitely not offer any payments to him directly that are not known and approved by the bank, you can get yourself in hot water and probably legal trouble by doing that on a short sale.

I want to skip trace for cold calling, come to find out after comparing property address and names to what's recorded in the county assessors office; they are different.

So I would do weekly pro-rated rent with prior approval of long term guests with maximum stay of 2 weeks.

I also talked with 'DoHardMoney' - I'm not sure if any of you guys have used them before but for a first time 'fix & flip', they offer 100% financing for up to 70% ARV (determined prior to purchase) at 5.5 points with 1.25% interest per month.

I currently own five SFH rentals and would like to know my options with those compared to purchasing something/s new which the exchange.

I've also seen it at Home Depot and Lowe's but not in many varieties.Product seems like the best of both worlds and at a comparable price point to standard LVP. 

Compare that to the financing you get when buying a park.

Currently, you can exclude up to $250K of capital gains on a primary residence if you own it and live in it for 2 of the 5 years prior to the sale. ($500K if you're married and filing jointly.)