I will be contacting my agent soon, but I wanted to toss this question to the forums to help me cover bases I might not think about.  

Sounds like it could be what you're looking for.

I would likely be using my FHA for the first and have my girlfriend use her FHA for the second. 

For my needs, it's better not to care about additional costs and to be sure you will get the same amount and quality of leads every month.

@Jesus NietoIt may be a possibility. 

Knowing the good and bad would be much appreciated.

I would like to be able to occupy the property for 1 week every 4-6 months, which they agree to (with enough notice on dates) as they have to travel for work at times and could easily vacate during these periods.Has anyone written this sort of agreement into a lease?

You have to be born to be a bookkeeper.

My question for LTR investors - what would be an ideal loan for you assuming its for a longer term hold..Please dont tell me 3% no fees, 100% LTV, close in an hour, no prepay etc etc  LOL ...  

If I were to choose between those two for those walls, I would go with Alabaster, which is slightly warmer and darker.