Duplex Purchase Question

[Ben Larson]

Hello!

I am brand new to Bigger Pockets and to real estate investing... guess that makes me a "newbie" :)

My wife and I want to get started in investing and we have taken a first step by putting a 1/2 Duplex under contract - closing at the end of June. (this will be our primary residence to start) My question is, if/when the other half of this duplex becomes available, does anyone know if we can purchase that half and then re-finance both loans into a single loan for the whole duplex?