Yes can definitely turn your current primary into a rental and purchase a primary in FL where your employment is moving you to .

Based on the employment records the jobs thst afford them the apartment are new.

Alongisde that, it will be important to have stable employment, because your job is what helps you qualify.  

What tools or methods should I employ to evaluate its true market value?

Sounds more like bait and switch than anything.

With so many “alternative” qualifying programs out there, there really has to be something other than “under 2 years employed” or “doesn’t show all his income” for the buyer not to be able to obtain institutional financing, and hence be willing to spend $250k for a $200k house. 

@Mathew Morford what type of investing strategy are you planning on employing?

For example when a large employer in a small town closes up shop taxes may continue to go up at the same time as people move away or can't afford rent forcing rents downward.

Bait and switch!

Understand your financial capacity to invest in a property and estimate your monthly expenses accurately.Kansas City is rapidly growing- lots of employment opportunities and housing demand.