In this case, you can use Rental Income from the units that you will not be living in and that income can count to help you qualify.FHA rates are going to be lower than conventional for you almost always, but FHA does have a 1.75% funding fee. 

I also suspect inflation will drive continued migration to lower cost of living / lower tax states.  

My mum currently lives there, she is 80 and not very well, but you would also become a tenant in common and as such if you had the time you could profit 100% from the transaction, as I need cash urgently and am willing to heavily discount the asset.I am wondering if there is a market out there where someone wants to get a foothold in the London market by buying my part of the property.

I previously lived in this property and never locked myself out of my room so I never looked nor do I even know if I have a key for the bedroom door.

FHA 203k wont work unless youre going to live in the property as your primary.

I'm familiar with the Greenville area, having lived in North Carolina for a few years.

We live, office, and Property Manage in Queen Creek and love it!

P.S; We live in Wilmington NC so both markets would be "long distance" P.S.P.S there are no reasonably priced multi family properties local to us.

My airbnb posting just went live yesterday. 

My wife and I just closed on a duplex in Oakland, but the basement/garage was already converted into a separate living space with a bedroom and bathroom.