Plenty of people just move out of their homes after 1-2 years and buy another property. 

Make sure there's no rent control and try to cover your a$$ before you buy so you're comfortable and cut out risks.

You don't usually get to inspect the property before buying so you take a large risk.

HI, pretty curious about what the Fayetteville officials are like in regards to this process? Anyone have experience with this process and any advice? Even things on how to investigate the local process would be welco...

Currently own one long term buy and hold single family property.

My fiance and I are looking to buy our first home.  

If you do don't stop buying.

Aside from the STR restriction situation mentioned by Michael, new construction is going to cost more than buying an existing property 98 percent of the time. 

Having a trusted person or family member generally sounds good for starters buy because of that relationship you might get into the issue of late payments.

It seems that a great idea for someone who is wanting to buy a Foreclosed property/REO with a VA Loan , is to find those that have the " Renovation Logo " next to them ( those listed on the HomePath website, as this houses have likely been renovated and or had things fixed, that should allow the house to Pass most Lenders guidelines ......