We're hoping to be able to only have 1-2 months of vacancy so we can turn it and keep the train going. 

Trust me; you don't want to miss those crucial dates and risk losing money or even blowing the whole deal.

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I'm hoping to do an FHA 203(k) within the first half of this year and eventually rent it out after living in it for about 2 years.

Those who blow it off eventually lose eligibility.To ignore the correlations is nonsense.

The hope would be to refi after the 1st or 2nd year if rates dropped.

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We do want to settle in a little bit here while continuing to do our homework, but hope to get into something in the next 6-12 months.With the way interest rates are looking now and what little I see on public listings, I think a smaller multi-family that needs a little rehab would be the best bet. 

The problem with that is that now you're no longer tracking what you've paid to actual vendors, so you lose the ability to issue 1099's and know what you've paid who at the end of the year.  

My main goal with BiggerPockets is to connect with other investors and hopefully build a reliable network of lenders, property managers, contractors, and agents.