I can see a lot of people here helped steer you in the right direction.

I like all 3 of those states, I think they have terrific politicians in all of them that will steer the states the right way, attracting more employers and employees.

I would steer clear of the brand names (now, that's just my view of it). 

Some agents might even be concerned about it if their client finds out (which they should) because it might come off like they're steering them to that property to get a higher commission.

Your broker may have forgotten, but when the appraiser reports back to the lender that it is a rooming house, the lender will walk away or only underwrite an LTV of 50-65%.Your best bet is either a private lender or finding a conventional lender which uses auto-approval software (TD is an example) and mortgage agent/broker who can steer you towards an application that qualifies for auto-approval (if at all possible).When we were first in the same situation, we approached a family member with a proposal to have their name on title and live in the house (rent and utilities free) in exchange for their serving as the Den Mother to keep the house in order.  

If I hear of anyone HH in Augusta, I'll steer them your way.

However, what I will add is in a military town just make sure to make yourself and your property known at the housing and in/our processing offices so they might steer potential tenants to your property.And don’t forget to bring the treats with you when you introduce yourself.

But, he was still mad at Marcus and in fact, told me to steer clear.

Now it's starting to get weird.Although this is a lead my gut reaction is to steer-clear of this seller.

Very critically, listing agents HATE 203k and will steer their seller client towards the investor putting 20% down with a hard money loan that can close in 10 days, even if that isn't the highest offer.