The underwriter will just want to verify that you won't live in the property you are planning to purchase.

I am ready to talk to mortgage lenders and anyone who can help guide me on a financial plan to rebuild my credit and start a small savings to build up to my first house hack deal in Q4 this year in the Raleigh/ research triangle area. 

My girlfiend and I are looking in La Grange and Brookfield which is not quite as fast west as you, but my aunt lives in Wheaton so I am quite familiar with your area.What's your game plan over the next two years? 

I wouldn't start investing in the US if you have no plans on coming back from living in China.

Unless you negotiate a new contract or addendum with your PMC, they do NOT have to abide by any requests/demands you make that contradict what's written in the management contract.If they have in fact NOT followed the terms of their contract, then you'll want to send them something in writing pointing out the specific language in their contract that they violated and ask what they plan to do about it.If they fail to correct or address the issues, then you'll want to start looking for a new PMC.

You’re going to spend hundreds replacing the fridge and then spend hundreds per year on bottled/filtered water instead of paying a plumber a couple hundred once?

I’m new to the community and I’m planning to start a Section 8 rental property business.

I don't think they verified that the tenant was planning on leaving either.

Nathan is right regarding timelines, need to plan for 60 days for anything you want.

If you plan to live there in the winters, you might have a hard time doing long term rental outside of that and finding a new tenant every summer.