Know which loans you can and cannot qualify for.  

With me becoming a full-time real estate agent, I heard I would need 2 years of salary in order for me to qualify for a loan.

You'd have to be sure they were going to qualify for the property at the amount you want for it at the end of the lease. 

Define your criteria,  advertise them,  and accept the first applicant that qualifies insomuch as possible.    

Also, I qualify as an accredited investor.

There is a new 20% pass through deduction you may qualify for that could help you, but not everyone qualifies.

If there are tenants that have leases you are allowed to count 70% of the lease income towards qualifying for the mortgage.

I can qualify for the FHA loan, however, as previously stated, I am looking to utilize my first home as an investment.

Again, I’m new to all of this but it’s my understanding to qualify for and FHA loan to hack I would have to physically live in that property and wouldn’t that need to be my first home loan?

Many ways to make things easyShowing apartments is one of the last things we do with prospective tenants we have them pretty well qualified by the time they get to see the apartment.