The larger property would be able to fit in both the Small Balance Program and the conventional program, however the smaller property would make a lot more sense in the small balance loan program. 

I know excitement is one of the most dangerous feelings in real estate -- but man, is it tough to not get excited when you run the #'s and finally one makes sense :)Financially, we can't handle 10% down for duplex, closing costs, fees, inspections etc. - so we're going FHA and thus will have to occupy one of the spaces.

My point is to discourage you from investing in a property that doesn't make sense as an investment just because you think you're "throwing away" BAH by paying rent. 

The Real Estate Guys say, "Live where you want to live, Invest where the deals make sense."  

@Nicholas Richard Ray, makes sense.

Would there be a scenario where one strategy makes more sense than the other if selling immediately vs. renting?

So Planning on inheriting these tenants though not always preferred I.e. inheriting tenants, but makes sense at this point.

Scenario 1:A flip - turned to rental (numbers didn't make sense to sell after rehab).

I've heard both but the business name makes more sense to me.

What it said in that book really made sense to me but at the time I thought there was no way I could do anything about it to start changing my financial life while I was in college so I put it aside amid 22+ credit semesters of college and working part-time jobs, while also always being rehearsal for a play or musical as a theater major.