I would guess 15-20% down payment would be required.

I think they recently lowered the down payment requirements for owner-occupied multi fams.  

It is no different than a loan company requiring insurance on your house or car.As @Dawn Brenengen said, require that they put you down as additional insured.

Despite having obtained a permit from the HOA, it has been revealed that the proper procedure required obtaining a permit from the Florida State prior to seeking HOA approval. 

That requires guidanceIf you are a lender, the worst loan you can make is in second position on an over leveraged Subject To for someone who has no money.

No seasoning will require that you did rehab.

It seems like "most" lenders (at least the ones I've talked to) don't like the idea of rent-by-the room on a primary ... so they can't count my income on that particular property and they are requiring a 1 year lease on the whole house instead of multiple mid-term leases ... so essentially they want a long term lease.

Hi all, I'm curious to hear your thoughts about the new requirements for taller, older FL buildings.

Contacts I've have and done deals with I reach out to when a big client is looking for something specific and has a unique set of problems that require some work to solve but have a big upside when you know the process from A-Z and how optimize a deal.

I am looking to expand and I want to purchase my first duplex to house hack or do my first flip which both ventures require me to have my financials in order.