That would leave me with no where to live though so I would have to find another property.I could use an FHA loan but I don't like the idea of PMI for the life of the loan.

I am going to leave it as a duplex, it makes a lot more sense after taking everything into consideration!

Sometimes I leave enough in to get an acceptable Cash Flow.  

If they are (when you invest), then you're doing it wrong...and you're probably leaving all kinds of opportunities (money) on many tables.

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Hi all,I am leaving my current company in October and would like to find out what the best way to use my 401k for down payments is. 

We now have to put a for sale sign up in our yards very soon and leave because obviously they don’t want us here. 

@Daniel GormanReasons a LP would want ending: Maybe they want out because of their age and don't want to leave spouse a headache when one dies.

Leave a small balance on the loan until  you are ready to purchase.

Your own money is buying a very low return leaving the property itself producing nothing.It is not a good investment and the best thing you could do is sell and reinvest your money in better properties that will actually produce true positive cash flow not the cash flow you are presently buying with this one.