You might be surprised later in a year or two that same house will be back up for sale and you will even get a better deal.       

I went to closing and got a very pleasant surprise....6.25%.

I'm surprised the current lease on your property is set to expire November 30, 2015... if it is in New Hampshire.Be aware; when setting occupancy standards, fair housing laws come into play.

To finance the 20% down, I used a line of credit secured against my personal investment account, which was far more convenient (and tax-effective) than liquidating a substantial portion of the account.

Tough question to answer without knowing more about your income, however, not surprised that the LTV is lower for duplex vs.

We have recently started unlocking our vacant units during the day and letting prospective tenants go in and take a look at their convenience rather than meeting them for to show them the unit.Has anyone tried this and what have been your results? 

If no work has been done then he hasn't built any equity into house and his sell price should come way down, consider adding what would be a similar wholesale fee into the deal for himCreative financing options are nice but are more of a convenience for you than the seller and may cost more for youWhat's wrong with just doing the loc and refi if needed after.

Our expense is pass-through and is truely a convenience to our customer and not a revenue source.

I'm not surprised, and I'm sure Ann isn't either.

But the economies of scale and having an onsite manager are helpful with my multi family in terms of convenience.