I currently rent a room as my original plan was to move back into the fire house once its rebuilt, but its taking forever so I'm curious if I should own a primary residence at all?

You could also spend a certain number of days a year in Atlanta to keep your residency there and just work out of state, or maybe working remotely would be a good option for you if that is feasible for your current job in California.

Since we have  quiet a few attorneys on this thread,re due on sale clause , what  are the attorneys opinions re the change in the "due on sale " clause  based on the changes in fannie mae guidelines from Nov 2017, and proceeding with the samehttps://www.fanniemae.com/content/guide/svc110817....Section D1-4.1, Information Relating to Transfers of Ownership Applicable to All Mortgage LoansD1-4.1-01, Determining Whether a Transfer of Ownership Is Permitted (11/12/2014)[...]D1-4.1-02, Allowable Exemptions Due to the Type of TransferA transfer of the property [...] to [...] a limited liability company (LLC), provided that: the mortgage loan was purchased or scuritized by Fannie Mae on or after June 1, 2016, and the LLC is controlled by the original borrower or the original borrower owns a majority interest in the LLC, and if the transfer results in a permitted change of occupancy type to an investment property, such change does not violate the security instrument (for example, the 12 month occupancy requirement for a principal residence).ThanksP.S thanks to Chris Mason who posted this on this threadhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/49/topics/610...

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

or should I find one where I currently reside in NYLet me know what you guys think Thank you in Advance 

That being said, should I buy a place closer to Arlington which will probably appreciate faster or pick something more outside the area like Fredericksburg (I think 40 mins is reasonable, especially given that residents in the Seattle area make commutes like this all the time from Bellevue and Redmond)P.S. thanks for your feedback on my first post everyone :)

My real estate experience is limited to me searching for and purchasing my first home in 2007 (primary residence) where I basically did all the leg work (agent only arranged showings and handled paperwork) but that is where I fell in love with the business of real estate as a whole.

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

@Sam Edgin The 2 year primary residence has nothing to do with a purchase of a commercial property.

I am thinking about buying a fourplex with partners in an LLC and living in one of the units as my primary residence.