I flipped and did some buy and hold when I lived in Florida.   

I went owner occupied either conventional or FHA.  3-5% down at the time you only had to live there 1 year and then you can move out or move on. 

My wife and I have done all the terms (short, mid, long term rentals) and have done some live in flips.

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If the eviction goes to court, then there is a record of that eviction on their file and it will make it harder for them to find another place to live (assuming the landlord does a background check).Not renewing the lease happens when either party decides they simply don't want to renew the lease. 

(I lived in Houston for 29 years--last place was the Rice Lofts downtown.  

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.

There are also Zoom calls where people practice their underwriting live.

My agent also mentioned resources that could be of assistance for that. 

You deal primarily with his assistants and paralegal staff.