Given that you'll be moving states and living in it as your primary for a couple years, I would finance as much as possible using a purchase money first mortgage.

Our long-term plan is to eventually move out, rent both units, and buy a house of our own.

If you don't want to hire a PM to do this work for you, then you could try a couple different things when you move out: 1.

If you're just starting out, a turnkey cash flow rental is a solid move.

Welcome to the BP forums, I wish your intro was under better circumstances but wishing you the best as you move towards a resolution.I have an expeditor who I've worked with for over 5 years.

Following that we moved out and turned it into a short-term vacation rental around April 2021 and the last year before we sold the house in December 2022, we leased it out as a long-term rental for 1-year.

If he plans on moving out, I’m going to renovate the whole thing.I just don’t know what the best move is.  

Condos are pretty straight forward, but as a foreigner you are not allowed to own the land.  

@Don KonipolWe are the lender right and seller has been trying to move it.

I personally moved here because I wanted to find positive cash flow, the 1% rule, and tons of appreciation potential (a lot of my out of state clients in California love this market!).