Has anyone else seen this problem arise during the refinance portion of this strategy? 

As far as Section 8, the tenant pays a portion(1/3) of the rent and Section 8 pays 2/3.

Should I use the $100K or a portion of it to buy a new personal home in FL?

It’s tough to calculate, because a good portion of the investment’s return is based on appreciation at the time of sale — and you can’t accurately state the amount of appreciation if you sell your shares early.The best approach is to look at the return projections outlined at the start of the deal.

If you can make a portion of your house into a "studio" you can charge a premium.One trend I have noticed in the last couple of years in North County is unfortunately less fixers on the MLS.  

I am new to the assignable contract portion of real estate.

You have to take the state portion of the licensing exam in each state. 

I understand that typically a portion fo the fee is paid on execution of the assignment contract with the balance at closing, but to get this transaction to work the wholesaler will be paid his fee at closing.We could do a double-close but we threw this out as an option to the wholesaler to put a little more money in his pocket and save his portion of the buyer/seller closing fees on the AB side of the transaction.Any direction would be appreciated.

If I can shield a large portion of my income then it would make help make the argument to quit my W-2 job sooner and move into full-time real estate work.

On sale, bookkeeping wise, each portion had it's own gain and recapture.My current duplex, is split in two taxwise.