Some of these exceptions have been unsafe environment (article from borrower with shooting nearby, larger family size and need for more space from unexpected pregnancy, job relocation, and other.So every 2 years is fine however dont let that 2 year figure hold you up because there is general guidelines then there is whats "really," happening out there with loan underwriters and what they'll actually approve.

As a native from Orange County, who just relocated to Charlotte, NC, my husband and I have fallen in love with the midwest and east coast.

Hire a PM before you find you have a non-paying tenant living in your home for 6 months while you beg him to leave while paying his utilities/repairs and probably a relocation fee  I hope you sell, but good luck either way  

They had to relocate the tenant to a hotel too.

I am in Mexico city now for 3 months as we relocated from houston.

I dont agree with this thought process never have never will.. its all situational.. or as they say in RE location location location.in markets with slow to historic negligible appreciation sure it does not take a rocket scientist to run the math that if your negative cash flow and the house is not going up its not the greatest investment your value play there is tenant is paying off the majority of the property and your getting some tax bene's if its not bare land.If we used this thought process IE the only good deals are ones that are positive cash flow day one with max leverage  80% loans then as @Russell Brazil states no one would invest in the majority of the east cost and West coast and well Denver and other select cities.. everyone would be in the Rust belt and mid west or deep south in C class properties. wealth is created for most investors with appreciation full stop.. because most investors cant buy enough property or doors to make a difference when cash flow is 200.00 a month your not going to retire on that. your going to retire on paid for nicely appreciated property.

Hi Spencer, from my experience I can tell you that the banks here are not so keen on lending to foreigners who recently relocated to Spain.

We've also had a number of people relocating to the area reach out and say that they would prefer a furnished unit while they looked for a more permanent housing solution (often purchasing a home). 

The property is rented by DCFS ( department of child and family services) a government tenant and are occupying the building for last 30 years and have no plans of relocating.

I'm a vertically integrated general contractor and developer from Columbus Ohio who recently relocated to Miami.