He's the resident expert on all things 1031. 

(especially if you're looking to reside in the property part-time) Short term rental by airbnb/vrbo is one possible solution to offset the cost, but you'd be faced with the tax in full and everything involved with property management would apply. 

Are you ready to be the resident manager?

That is one of the most difficult parts of being a landlord.At my personal residence, I had a situation where my exhaust vent for bathroom fan leaked during some rain storms.

Hi BP community,My name is Jerry Hsieh and I currently reside in Irvine, CA.

We don’t have enough equity in our primary residence to tap right now. 

I'd like to be able to put down 10 or 15% but I am finding that it is a little more difficult to buy a duplex than it is to buy a single family residence.

I'm still doing my diligence on them so, again, not recommending them at this point but they are San Diego based and tend to loan on San Diego residences.

This will be a primary residence home and the ARV should be around $150,000.

This is my first post and I thank you in advance for sharing your expertise.I currently have a real estate perdicament for which I could use some advice and I expect that my experience is a relatively common one.I currently own a 3bd/2ba SFR in Oklahoma City (OKC) which I purchased as my primary residence in February 2016.