Just wondering if anyone has had any experiences with this. 

I would also just suggest getting involved in local real estate meetups.

We as a firm have investors working with us who have rental properties all over the US big and small.Finding a real estate-focused tax professional and one who can help with advisory and grow with you would be my suggestion to focus your efforts on finding.

I am wondering if you were able to remove the tenant if so how and how long.

Not a simple task as HDC suggests.

Open to suggestion and also curious to hear of anyone doing creative finance deals when there's an FHA mortgage in place.Here's my thoughts:- Offer him $1,000 to accept the agreement, which is about a $2,000-$3,000 swing from what he would make[lose] if he were to go to market.

If you have the money now to replace the carpet, I would suggest investing it for the next two years. 

This is not a problem if you use a licensed CA real estate broker to originate your loan since they get an exemption against usury for loans secured by real estate.My strong suggestion is to find an experienced hard money lender at a local real estate club to originate the loan for your lender.

@Adam WidderI have heard costs anywhere from $500 to $2,000 a month which is a very wide spread this wondering if it’s worth it.

@Cody TuathaDe, you might not have seen the conversation started by @Alonso NoriegaMy suggestion is that you get a HELOC or a fixed rate second mortgage on your property before you move out, so you garner the benefits of owner occupied rates.