Do you know if a roommate is something she would even consider? 

You can keep it for a year then rent it out but what I did was find a home with the space to have roommates so I live in a 3bed 2 bath live in the master bedroom and rent the two other rooms out to a boyfriend/girlfriend they use one as their bedroom and the other as their office.

I assume you are talking about multi units not actually roommates.

For younger people sharing a house with roommates isn't that uncommon.With this approach you would be able to afford a slightly larger/better property (don't overdo it!)

Once I realized how stupid I was being, I moved into the ghetto of my city and went from paying 800 a month in rent to about 350-400 depending on the roommates that I had, I stoped going out when I felt like it and started being selective on the money I spent and went back to living like a poor college kid even though I was making 50K+ a year. 

.- This is a shared living situation, with me as a roommate.- Tenant is moving from out of state and just finished Ph.D.

Since my family runs our rentals through an LLC and this property needed a lot of repairs, my roommates and I have paid a market price rent to my LLC since I bought it and we have treated the property as 100% rental on both sides, claiming all income, expense, interest, tax, and depreciation deductions.  

FHA will consider "Roommate income" so keep that in mind for valuations, that extra bedroom on a 3 bed might be an extra $800-1200 in income allowing you to get into a bigger and better property.Depending on the price point FHA 203k only goes up to a certain amount.

Have enough savings to cover most reasonable 20% down payments.Excellent creditCurrently rentingIdeal property:Somewhere near a neighborhood in an up and coming area that's not insanely expensiveMetro within 20min walk or so (might be able to pass on this)Do NOT want to live in suburban hell2 bedrooms so I could rent a bedroom outReasons I'd like to buy:Tired of paying rent (Though my share with a roommate right now is only $900)Believe that DC area property values will be maintained/appreciate given the location, employment rates, and shift of market bond money -> real estateReasons I shouldn't buy/maybe should wait: (there are a lot)Very indecisive on career - which means as I job hunt I could eventually change cities.  

I currently own a townhouse in Brick that I purchased 4 years ago and I am planning on renting it to my current roommate in the fall but using the calculator it's only cash flowing around  $40 a month.