Yes, it needs to be your primary residence and you can only have one primary residence (where you live the majority of the time, get your mail, pay taxes, sleep at night, etc.).

Inevitably there will be some "friction points" that you'll have to discuss/mediate, but ultimately if they are not willing to adopt a majority/all of your processes, then I think you mutually set up a date that works for them to move. e.g. 60 days, 90 days, etc...

I quickly learned that pools are expensive to maintain, but they’re also a major draw for guests.

What happens if he has a major expense? 

That tells me the majority is gonna struggle to pay rent.  

It's an easier way to get your feet wet as a landlord without the stress of handling major renovations.

I would highly recommend Realty One, the realtor Derek helped me solve all the major issues that came up and supported me in running the numbers for different properties.

I say to look at these hard because these items can occur for a period of 12 months possibly without major issues of seeing large cracks or settling if a lot of water hasn't been present in large volumes.

Anything else tends to be major challenge with SFR.  

I wrote a letter to the HOA yesterday explaining why the door was needed, how security would be very tight, and how the HOA itself could potentially be responsible for any ADA fines/penalties if they are found to the "barrier to access" for ADA as they control the lobby.We have a tenant lined up and obviously this is causing a major issue.