Home Possible does have certain qualifying income restrictions depending on where the property is located but some areas on the north side have no income limit.

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We are also considering only ONE of us being on the loans, but both of us being on the title to make the best use of our the limits on the number of loans available using conventional financing. 

Or is there a search term I can enter to limit my results from the get-go?

@Michael Spence in your situation with a smaller limit, it would probably be used for down payments or rehab.

I've always been very interested in REI and RE in general but my RE background is fairly limited.

The one with the lowest cost per result is the channel to go with.Some investors go crazy with segmenting and split by customer type such as probate, foreclosure, divorce, etc.You can only manage what you measure! 

The bad part is that your ability to deduct rental losses may be limited due to your successful retail business.

I did have some questions, what if I PCS and I haven’t reached the 2 year limit I have to live in the property for before I rent it out ?

I would purchase an apartment building as a limited partnership where I was the general partner and signator.