At this point I still hadn't received any CDC declaration and I asked him if he meant to send an attachment with that email. 

This deal is located in NW Indiana numbers are roughly estimated, I am planning to buy my first rental property with FHA loan, live there for one year, then move out and rent it out, Screen shot and Link to the file are attached below.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi...Excel is attached.  

An attached ADU (basically an addition) is usually cheaper and easier, since it can share plumbing.

My full-time partner and I plan on selling the attached lot after subdividing, but we have used cash and HELOCs for our purchases strictly because we are self-employed and getting mortgages are obviously very difficult. 

This deal is located in NW Indiana numbers are roughly estimated, I am planning to buy my first rental property with FHA loan, live there for one year, then move out and rent it out, Screen shot and Link to the file are attached below.

That's not to say that a person should get attached to any one place or property in particular - if the numbers don't work then they don't work - but I think that there's still a lot to be said for gut feelings.

Aside from that, the guy sounds like he's pretty emotionally attached to the place.

This deal is located in NW Indiana numbers are roughly estimated, I am planning to buy my first rental property with FHA loan, live there for one year, then move out and rent it out, Screen shot and Link to the file are attached below.

@Neil Polehn I always tell my clients do what makes YOU feel comfortable (and makes you money if you’re an investor) and never become too attached.