There are lots of advantages to a private sale like this.

We hung on anyway and decided to take advantage of a seller's market.

Proximity to a competitive Atlanta market have also made it more advantageous.

Where ever it is...we need to make sure to take advantage of the town. 

What’s the drawbacks and advantages of a condo?

In the long run, you'll be better off.Good point Greg, the reason I wanted to begin investing as I move is to take advantage of an FHA loan to buy a multi-unit property.

However, you may want to see if it is worth it to stay in the house for 2 years to take advantage of section 121 exclusion.You will have a better sense of the house appreciation after living in the house for 1 year.Ex.

My issue is that I am currently at 10 house loans with Fannie Mae, but selling this house will drop me down to 9, so I should have room for another golden ticket mortgage spot.Now I want to buy two houses and tactically it would be advantageous for me to use a DSCR Loan for the first house because its an existing property, and the the second house its a new construction tract home that will only take conventional financing.Under Fannie/Freddie rules would lender view the DSCR as "Loan Number 10", and I wouldn't be able to get a Fannie Mae conventional mortgage? 

Having a loan officer that will be on call any time of the day or night to answer questions is a big advantage since you will probably be dealing with the paperwork after hours.  

You do this because you have a small advantage to big advantage in these areas over ones where you know nothing or no one.