There is a good reason a reputable lender will and rightfully has the ability to charge 2-2.50% 3.

Look me up on google and let’s schedule a time to chat more about it.

Haha Hey @Jacob Pereira Sorry to get your hopes up - I spoke without thinking in my excitement to talk about 1031s and skipped over a crucial stumbling block for your dream strategy ;) Allow me to clarify:So, if you live in one side of the duplex for two years within the five years prior to the sale, then it is considered residence use.

Set up some keywords so that posts that interest you will be directed to your email.

Change your buy box to follow this plan  Or size up or value up with less locations or units.4.  

He said he was willing to sell and we set up a walkthrough.

It ended up being very minimal work on my end, which I truly didn't have time for.

The 14k lender placed insurance showed up on my HUD during the sale and HouseMax advised I just pay it and get reimbursed afterwards. 

If you think you will need 100k just pull out 100k because like you mentioned you will end up paying more fees to do this 2X.

The coincidences are adding up now to where I'm very suspicious.