•You can show financial hardship requiring a new primary residence.

Good luck! 

I have also utilized owner financing for longer periods of time, including personal residence and 2 barrier island houses on the coast of Florida.  

Your lease probably specifies the residents must comply with "quiet enjoyment" of the property. 

Hey,I am curious if any of you have found good deals on the market that were listed on the MLS for a long time (90+ days). 

I would suggest taking the route of option 2 or 3, so not only are you saving over 10k in rent per year but the residents help in paying down the debt.

Those special assessments will not be enough, and the reality is the association will likely be taking debt to approach these projects (eg. paving the parking lot, residing a building) and that financial burden would be on the owners and the association. 

The first is having a personal portfolio of 5 passive rental properties, not including my residence.

I've never done foreclosures, but from what I've heard, they're not good. 

I’m starting off wanting to get into a primary residence that I plan to house hack and then figure out the next move into investment properties but that’s down the roadwith all that said, are there other ways that im not thinking of to 1.