If your house is still mortgaged, it was originally mortgaged as owner occupied, not an investment property.

Originally posted by @Alex Zerbach:@James Wise Thank you for the response.

Originally posted by @Amy Marie:I'm a new member from the Cleveland area.

Originally posted by @Isaac Boateng:Steven Picker thanks for the advice Steven, I actually just called and they said it's allowed and they screwed up so it is a go.

Originally posted by @Liwen Gu:I suggest listening to the podcast https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/biggerpoc...Podcast 229: Early Retirement Through Short-Term Rental Properties with Zeona McIntyre.

Originally posted by @Charles S.

Originally posted by @Kevin Williams:I am planning on purchasing a nearby home at a Central Ohio sheriff's auction. 

Originally posted by @Terri Parrilla:Thanks.

Management should get off their sorry rear ends now and begin the process of attempting to find a replacement tenant with the hoped for goal of a new lease starting in January 1st, 2018.If a new tenant is found sooner (and a lease is started on, say December 10th) and there is no damage above normal wear and tear to the rental unit then management would need to return the difference in rent back to the original (now departed) tenant (minus any expenses for advertising the unit to get it re-rented).The entire point is that it is totally untrue that the rental unit has to remain empty for the remainder of the lease while property management sits around doing nothing.Gail

One way that is not foolproof but will give you a good estimate is to only look up properties that have not been sold for 30 years that assumes someone stuck to their original mortgage terms.