We prefer tenants to realize this is strictly for damages and not to be confused with last months rent at move out. 

Can anyone provide some guidance on the ideal move?

hello everyone, my original real estate investing plan was to buy several multifamily homes and house hack. but ive heard where i really want to move to, (south carolina) that state is not the best for MFH investing. what are the best type of real estate investing strategies in south carolina?

It does run into the plain language of the Treasury Regulations 1.469-1 which contains this definition:Period of customer use.

And if one pays half and nothing from the other and you need to move on to eviction it could complicate the process and increase the time it takes.

Being conservative with my reserves is causing a lot of deals to look bad on paper (after moving out of the property).

I grew up just north of San Francisco and moved to Reno, NV to live and invest. 

We have since formed a joint LLC, and properties we held were moved to it at refinance.

@Gregory Jerome,If they don't understand it, move on. 

I've purchased a few owner-occupied properties in Washington, buying houses and fixing them while living in them before moving on to the next.