So we have been debating a couple options,1) Buy condo/townhouse (possibly without FHA) and then buy single family residence with FHA, move into the SFR and rent the condo2) Rent apartment, then search for a multi-family to buy and house hack3) Buy single family home and delay buying a rental due to save up for down paymentI would love to hear any advice or opinions on the options listed above (or any others) as well as, purchasing a property on a short time frame, and using a FHA loan on the second property instead of the first.

As a landlord of a 100+ apartment community, we've been approached by residents who wish to post on the community board private events they want to host in their own apartment.

My former residence (a condo) has the following monthly financials:$55.00 Tax - County (until Jan 1, 2018, then $133)$39.58 Insurance$74.32 PMI3.375% APRGreenville, SC 29615I purchased it for $82,500 in Oct 2012.

I have purchased a lot of land just outside of Palm Springs (Riverside County) and am looking to develop it with a single family residence (circa 1400sqft 3bd2ba).

Our monthly R/B/C service is $5 per unit billed to the resident/tenant.

@David FreyWhen i was in the military (retired in 1990), my first four rental properties were initially my primary residence. 

However, this was illegally converted to a single family residence I believe sometime back in the 90s or early 2000s.

Our contract has a due diligence clause in it, so we can still back out if anything huge comes up.Current Home Info: 1970 sqft, 15 year mortgage (about 13.5 years left) at 3.375%, monthly payment of $1,241 (will go up a couple hundred due to SC taxes raising for non-primary residencies). 

Residents really appreciate that and it helps us with key management as well.We had a few lost key situations and what I have been thinking about is to put a permanent lock box on the back of the house or the garage.

Based on feedback from other hosts I will probably add a TV in the living room and portable air conditioning in the bedroom this Spring.I am very careful not to allow long stays because I want families that are vacationing -- not homeless people who seek to establish residency.