Any good investor though knows to be weary of growth that is purchased (particularly with debt) as opposed to organic business growth. 

Find out what his concerns and needs are - and offer a solution to his concerns, as opposed to offering to buy his property. 

@Isaac Geller As a foreign investor I definitely  think that you are on the right track looking at passive RE investing (as opposed to the direct route you were considering). 

I'm also recommending that all my clients invest in multi units as opposed to SFR's to minimize the impact of vacancy, if that were to happen, given how low most cap rates are these days.

If they move today as opposed to moving in the future what is the difference in your the cost of turnover.

For arguments sake using my own money doesn't affect my personal life & would give me more positive cashflow per month to build up for the next house as opposed to paying my investor back over 60 months.

I give a range because he's currently working on holding a few, as opposed to flipping.He's actually trying to flip a house to himself that he used another lender for, and decided about a month in that he wanted the home for himself. 

The only difference between gambling on stocks or real estate as opposed to going to the casino , They serve free drinks at the casino while you are gambling .in real estate the odds are with the house .............and you own the house 

If it matters, I was initially planning on using nreig for insurance on it as it is half of what State Farm wants since they only insure on replacement as opposed to the actual value of the property. 

Is there any major drawback to an FHA loan as opposed to a typical 30 yr mortgage besides a higher interest rate?