Some leases have clauses stipulating what renewal rates would be (e.g. current rent + escalations, pre-set amount, or even "Market Rent") Something to keep in mind, I find NNN leases more appropriate for these scenarios because you don't have the risk of forecasting costs down the road (e.g.

See if you can get them to sign it with a prop list as a stipulation.

However, all the PA state programs I am reviewing include the owner occupancy stipulation.

I say it is difficult to give a definite answer because some lenders and insurance companies may have certain stipulations for their products.

We were aware of all these stipulations.

If you haven't yet, you need to talk with a qualified intermediary to ensure you are compliant with the 1031 stipulations.

They have specific guidelines like you can't use them for investment properties - at least not at the outset - it is perfectly legal to rent a property out that you originally bought with an FHA loan but only after you have been resident for a year and they check that you are fulfilling the residency stipulation.

Certified Checks for the stipulated down payment, not for the full amount, usually there is a brief period of a week or so before actual full payment is expected.

You can make it a stipulation of your purchase agreement.

I work with a lot of PE clients and they are always setting up LLCs for various reasons so I don't think you should have any problems.The only stipulation to list multiple entities on the same policy is to have "common ownership" which is defined as more than 50% ownership in each LLC by the same party.