@Jahbari McLennan check and see if you were credited for partial years taxes from seller.

Conventional loans do not typically require residence.You just need to make sure there is NO pre-payment penalty for paying off the loan early.Also you will need all the repair money and carrying costs available in cash/credit. 

I do not want to take a loan on it due to I will be paying more interest vs equity line of credit.

I would try a home improvement store.

Stop issuing 1099-MISC with box 7 "non-employee compensation" instead of box 1 "rent"Stop including refundable deposits in rent incomeProvide annual reports clearly delineated by propertyLearn the difference between maintenance, repairs and improvements and report accordinglyReport insurance reimbursements separatelyProvide supporting documentation: itemized contractor's invoices, insurance adjusters' reports etc

In this case, the owner moved in, lived there, and improved the property.

For those of you who frequently use these loans, how do you mitigate the risk of needing to refinance in 5-7 years, but not having any idea what interest rates or credit availability will be like at that time? 

By that time, cash is the king and credit will be tight. 

Seminars are very, very valuable...Just ask the person collecting your debit/credit card number to sign you up for the program.

Now that you know how to calculate the current value or potential purchase price on the property...let's talk about determining ARV on this asset. 1) Do a complete rent comp analysis to determine if there is room to push the rents higher2) If there is room to increase rents...then you can start to determine what the value of the property would be after increasing the rents. 3) This will then allow you to back track to determine how much you would be willing to spend per door on CapEx improvements to achieve the rent premium.