Care to share the details?

Quote from @Sean Barnebey: This is an interesting opportunity, and it sounds like you’re approaching it wisely by considering the numbers carefully.

While it is possible to convert an investment property acquired through a 1031 exchange into a primary residence, this requires careful planning.

I’d be very careful about who you replace this tenant with. 

You’ll want to balance cash flow with tenant quality and appreciation potential.Finding Renters & Vacancy Rates – Property managers (PMs) will typically handle leasing, but you should vet them carefully.

If you buy in your name you can buy them with conventional loans as long as you qualify which have better loan termsIf it makes any difference and will better guide your answers, we live in Ohio.Nice.

I have 9 loans currently so looking to do a conventional loan on my next depending on that process.

What are other ways to get this property with out having to owner occupy, FHA, conventional?

The key difference, though, was he spent months carefully getting to know the local architecs, reputable builders, and even a couple of niche design firms that specialize in modern builds for mid- to high-end buyers.

They are billed as "a scientific approach to single-family rentals" and use "institutional grade property management," which usually means they are a tech company in real estate and likely either don't have the existing property management relationships in each area or you chose an area where they don't have enough units through Roofstock for the PM they chose to care.