So, if you are "double dipping" by also using the property as YOUR residence to fulfill FHA requirements, you are creating a fraudulent situation for your roommate. 

You're in good company here, best wishes for pursuing what fulfills YOU.

You should not make an offer if you can not fulfill the contract.

Zoom or Microsoft Teams or Skype are all great for something like this and you can get a great feel for a market with a video chat.Start, right from the beginning, doing real estate investing the way you want to do it for the rest of your life and you'll get the most fulfillment and enjoyment from it.

It might mean we chose differently than most, it might mean we're a bit more risk tolerant than most; but we're also still among the same group of people you're talking about above - who hated working for someone else and started looking for a different path.I just happen to believe that with proper planning and an exit strategy, most investors could realize a true freedom (meaning NOT WORKING) that they haven't yet seen (or don't realize is waiting there for them) through this process just as many others get "stuck" in the cycle.If you and others are 100% fulfilled by the art of the deal and want to continue doing if full time forever that's great for! 

If you cannot fulfill your financing commitment due to not being able to get insurance, which is required to get a home, to secure collateral, which means the lender will not loan you the money, how are you being forced to proceed? 

Not including the 1,000 jobs planned for its forthcoming Pflugerville fulfillment center, Amazon currently has more than 11,000 direct employees in the Austin area.

And here I was, Mr. big bad new owner, having to boot someone out so that I can fulfill my legal obligation to occupy the property.

If you as the owner are the only person with a legal right to pursue eviction, but they don't have your address or any contact with you, then they technically are incapable of fulfilling the declaration requirement.

Depends on the nature of the relationship, if you're on the verge of divorce, first I'd wait and, if not, I'd do an LLC with the operating agreement spelling out what happens.If you live in a fulfilling relationship with heirs and assigns, I'd also investigate trusts.