The rules are for the lender as they're the ones that require you to live in the property for usually a year in order to qualify as a homeowner. 

I highly recommend a well-qualified REALTOR who works with investors and knows how to help you best.7.

I highly recommend a well-qualified REALTOR who works with investors and knows how to help you best.7.

Curious to see what the interest rates are currently and what I could qualify for. 

Would the property cashflow / qualify for a rental loan?) 

But if someone is pressuring you to make a quick decision that you are not qualified to make, then the chips are undoubtedly stacked in THEIR favor more than yours.

We'll be listing our primary home for rent in about a year, so adding value to that (e.g. creating a 5th bedroom), and then qualifying for an owner-occupied mortgage in our next city could be a good start. - @Michael Dumler Hahah it was time for a pivot away from my full time job in tech anyway.

And if their credit is trashed and they fail to qualify for a new place, then what?

Now, a buyer agent, can greatly reduce their workload with a buyer by qualifying the buyer and being as detailed as possible to better target what the buyer is looking for.

At that time, it is the only house I was qualify to purchase How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?