I realize I can just wait it out and cashflow nicely, but I'd like to get the ball rolling on additional properties here at the beginning (happy to hear arguments for/against that too, btw).The solution I was thinking of was to do some sort of intermediate loan with private money until the 6 month period is over and then go with traditional lending at that time. 

I am looking to get traditional financing to make a lower monthly payment because it will be  $700/month with the owner financing agreement.

Why not refi the fha under another owner occupied traditional loan structure?

Has anyone here gotten their start without these traditional ways?

Design a uniform Request For Quote (RFQ) worksheet so the contractors can compare apples to apples.   

Did you already compare it to actual comps (sold properties in the last 6 months?)

Show them what comparable homes are going for and that your price is below market.

Traveling to SE from NYC is inexpensive compare to Midwest or West coast. 

It appears that short-term corporate rentals (i.e. at least 30 days, but no more than 3-4 months) tend to have higher returns (principally in terms of monthly cash flow) when compared to traditional long-term residential rentals.

However, again managing my father's 4plex has been.... very, very easy compared to what I hear on these forums.