Short term rental permits are only granted to owners who will be renting their primary residence.

If you do have to move because of a job, you would be safest (in my opinion, i am not giving legal advice or financial advice), i would sell that property to ensure that you did not just purchase with the goal of moving out early and taking advantage of lower rates and lower down payments for purchasing your home as a primary residence. 

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Padsplit residents can cause problems with neighbors and other residents because many have substance abuse and/or criminal histories. 

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

In my experience, the average Section 8 resident behaves differently than the average market rate resident, and the government-backed rent is not worth the added hassle.  

I was preapproved with that amount before, but it was for a single family, primary residence about six months ago.

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Valdosta.

The City I invest in has a somewhat outdated rule that states an emergency contact must reside within 60 miles of the residence. 

So I'm doing the preliminary work in the meantime--contacting the city to see what they would like, reaching out to the residents in the neighborhood, etc That's great that you are doing your research beforehand.