Right now I rent one of their properties with a couple roommates and I've been looking to buy my own place. 

Speak with couple hard money lender there are plenty lenders that are local and knows the market.

As a married couple, you can also take advantage of the $500k capital gain exemption.

First of all, my personal credit was a very good at 735 midscore. 100% financed tidied it up just a little bit more with  just cleaning up a couple of things on my credit.

I hired Jenny Yi to design our latest STR in person, she demanded that I pay the full amount of her services upfront, $7,500, which I thought was strange as we are used to paying half upfront and half once it's completed, but proceeded anyway because a couple of people recommended her.

You'll want to explore this with your accountant and see what side of the fence they are.What is more a concern to me is your plan to let the property sit for a couple of years and then move in. 

I'd likely just agree to break the lease with a couple months of rent as a penalty rather than force these people to continue being tenants in my property....you never know what will happen to the condition of the property.

For fix-and-flip pros, BRRRR enthusiasts, and wholesalers alike, the landscape looks different than it did just a couple of years ago.For flippers: What’s your approach to finding end buyers in this market?

I'm finding that this strategy is helping people, building repour with people, and continuing to keep business moving forward while some say it's hard and sit on the sideline to wait until there is mass movement.Appreciate your time and reply and good to hear that you're experiencing some similar action a couple hours' drive away. 

@Chrissy Smyth, just a couple comments:1.