I will start by saying i have no family to fall back on or to look for advice.I bought my first house young at 21 years old with a 15 year mortgage.

You get the best financing, other people pay down your mortgage, and you can live there for 2 years to take advantage of the 2 of the last 5 year rule. 

Meaning, will another bank be able to see the mortgage for the house I just bought? 

There are value-add places in every market that are cheaper, and there are going to be cheaper areas near you that are a short drive away rather than a flight and a layover. 

Every real Estate brokerage house will display this or Mortgage shop or car salesmen etc.. those are your top producers.. 1 out of 10 is generally the top dog As an investor not so much you just need a good job so you can actually qualify these days for non owner occ loans..

@Conn Gerrard and @Laura Powers I've worked with a handful of title companies here in Cincy that are good for quirky off-market transactions (double closings, private lending, wraparound subject-to mortgages, etc.).

For example though, This property doesn't cashflow with me living in it but if I were to move out it would rent for about $900/mo over the mortgage.

B: I dont believe this would even be a benefit as opposed to myself just throwing down 10 to 20% on a property myself with a mortgage.

This requires that 75% of the rents cover the full mortgage payment. 

Plus, it's usually a family displaced due to some major issue at their house, meaning, they owned a house, paying a mortgage with insurance coverage, etc.