If you’re under 59½, be careful about taking a direct withdrawal from your 401(k) for a down payment.

Do I  just report to booking.com or like hotels ask for $250 fee for smoking in non smoking home.

Fair warning: low LTV ratio, because it has to be a non-recourse loan and stirct rules and extra paperwork.Maybe a great idea/time to do that, considering PE ratios on the stock market.

That buyer continued to IGNORE the 2nd lien and did not make any payments on it. 

The only thing that offsets capital gains is capital losses.If your main goal is avoiding capital gains when freeing up cash for a down payment, you might want to look at alternative strategies — for example, using a loan against a life insurance policy or borrowing against your investment portfolio.

Where in FL can i get a cashflowing duplex with $50,000 down payment with financing and after insurnace, vacancy, and expenses?

What happens when the "new buyer" takes possession and moves in but one month later decides to not make any further payments? 

I aim for a property that will provide both cash flow and appreciation.Some years, your cash-flow will be high and your appreciation will be lowSome years, cash flow will be low and appreciation will be highSome years, both will be lowSome years, both will be high.If your cash-flow is atleast positive, the property itself won't force you to sell the property.

Typically, if any payment issue has occurred, it is resolved the next month if reported to the correct person.

Mitchell Bernier - Yea, and this is even more true when you consider that a common provision of the HAP contract is that you cannot evict over a lack or shortfall in payment from the PHA.