It's certainly more risky and you should expect higher maintenance and unforeseen issues popping up during the rehab.

That said, we have also had tenants whose circumstances changed and couldn't make rent; they then had to move.

Under no circumstances may investors use the exceptions described above to circumvent FHA's ban on loans to private investors and acquire rental properties through purportedly purchasing "principal residences". 

They chose different personalities for each caller, they choose the motivation and circumstances, you can set the rest, property info for them.

Now with our new circumstances we figured it was time to look, plus with her not having any income and having animals, renting was no longer a viable financial option.So here we are today, looking at Single Family properties. 

They tend to not appreciate as consistently and as high as SFH in most circumstances, IMHO.

Based off the details below, what are my options and where should I go to start getting adequate information to take full advantage of my current home situation, considering the circumstances at hand?

If they did not, they need to show the reason why they bought as an intended owner occupant and the circumstances changed so they could not.The other quick fix to that is that HUD could VERY EASILY put a restriction on the site that you are only allowed to buy 1 house every 2 years as an owner occupant.

I don't know about GA  but I ran into a similar circumstance in Mississippi..

What they allow, under what specific circumstances, is hard to keep track of.