Moving when renting is trivial, nothing to sell, just give notice and go. 4) Many people think they can't afford a house, so they never try. 5) Some people really can't afford a house, so they rent. 6) Short Term / Temporary Work Assignments7) Irresponsible with money8) Really poor credit or excessive collectionsLots more I'm sure, but it's too late to think too hard.

. $10,900 for both roofs, including temporary tarps & all new sheeting.

I suspect the next place will be temporary (1-2 years), unless it's a super great deal, so that means those move costs will make an appearance again in a short time period.

The other option I have used in the past for 100% (or close to it) financing is to use temporal to permanent loans with hard money lenders, those allow me to get most of the cash out "quick" but they charge a significant amount of money in points and interest rate for the temporary loan making the deal much less attractive.

Depending on how flexible you are, you could get a temporary housing situation if the August deadline comes upon you and your wife before you have the multi-family purchase set.

I know these are all red flags and I should have done my homework but honestly I just needed a temporary manager until I return to the area.

Not sure exactly what all they were doing, but it has some temporary hand rails, and they said they had cleaned a bunch of junk out of it.

At this point you REALLY NEED to assess your current tenant and decide if this is a temporary blip in the road or if they are not going to last long term with a more systemic and continuous problem. 

Find a deal and then find your mentor- even if they are just temporary find someone you look up to and someone willing to walk with you during your first steps into this new path you have chosen.

It could create a temporary softness that could create a buying opportunity.