Can a Freddie Mac home be purchased as a rental, BRRRR, or fix & flip?

@Eugene Lubman, There's a couple different considerations here. 

I didn't realize that there is a problem that merits fixing?

Quote from @Monish Anand: I'm a fan of the low prices and my plan is to STR since I currently run a short term rental business.

But 1000$ to find a hard money lender, or find a deal you want to lend to seems pricy.

@Shuvrajit Mukherjee - You have to be able to scrape that data from some where pretty easy...a lot of that property specific info is public record.There is a website called chicago cityscape...I am decent friends with the founder....it is sourcing a ton of data that might help. 

Hi I have a friend who is buying his first duplex using a VA loan he’s in the process of evicting a tenant because he needs to move into one of the units but is having problems the tenant is on a month to month lease and he gave her a 30 day notice to leave.

I would think about having a local broker/agent give you a BPO on it and see what the number comes back in at..Think this might be where Chris was going, but depending on your area and what sales look like in the end of the year months, usually sales are a lot slower, that might be a driving factor.

He needs to get advice from a lawyer who can advise him on whether to file a legal action or not. 

We are looking to purchase a fix and flip.