My duplex units are almost identical.Also, after sold, my understanding is that, I can purchase only non owner occupant property via 1031 exchange, but I can purchase either owner or non owner occupant property via Sec 121 exclusion.

Congratulations on your investment properties.

Property needs some fixing, but I think has potential (especially in our highly inflated housing market).

This protects you if the lender/seller passes away or would try to sell the property out from under you and your seller finance agreement.

Each property is going to have its variables throughout the city.

We are going to be self managing our properties from out of state, and need someone who can show prospective tenants property, allow maintenance workers/inspectors in, and to hold our key.

I purchased a property at Luzerne County PA upset sale and I know I'm responsible for liens/mortgages ect. 

We added value by making a accent while in the living room, as well as refreshing all the furniture and decorations, painting the property, making a back door. back door out of the master bedroom because there was no way to get to the backyard without having to go through the side as well as some landscaping & new washer dryer.What was the outcome?

While the return is still there, we ended up holding this property longer than we had planned.

I have called 20 banks and no one does a 1st lien on investment properties except 1 stated they would if owner occupied.During the research I read a website, which stated that 1st lien HELOCS on non-occupied are illegal and not allowed by Federal Law.Anyone know if this is true?