I live here and househack as well - can provide a first hand perspective.

It's not a bad strategy, especially if you live in a lower-priced area with a good rent-to-purchase price ratio.

Right now I'm living in Baltimore, still working 9-5 W-2.

The loan is with you, not with your tenant, so none of that means anything to them - in fact because you live in one unit and it's under 4, if you were self-managing you don't even have to abide by fair housing laws (at least on the federal level). 

He’s wondering if he should rent it out but he did purchase the home and live in for months and has an fha loan.

Having a long-term rental while living abroad is do-able.Flipping houses while abroad, in my opinion, more difficult, especially if its your first go around with real estate.I would recommend taking a flight and staying in the area for a week and inspect the neighborhoods and make connections.You can reach out to @Elenis Camargo who has a PM company in Jacksonville.Best of luck though.

U live a lifestyle not a job huge difference..

I am an out of state Investor and I know a lot of you live and invest in St.

From Brooklyn to Florida and Mississippi, your expertise as an investor, agent, and designer is impressive.We’re excited to have you here and look forward to learning from your experiences as you work to change lives through real estate.

I live in a small town in eastern Arizona, about 7000 people, and we have a pretty serious shortage of rental properties.