., resident in the forums.Click on the "Education Tab" at the top of the page, and you could be spending many hours on the Information that is available.Raymond

Then ask him if that sounds ridiculous.Lastly, depending on how long the person has been in there, some HOA's list in there that you can have long term guests (for up to a month or so), if that is the case then this individual could qualify as a "long term guest" while you resubmit the lease.

You can find lots of qualified people right here on BP.

I know that because I would be living in it I would spend more to find houses in the area I wanted to live in and I have not found many SFR in those areas that offer much cash flow by my calculations.Option 2:  Buy an investment property and rent for my primary residence for the time being. 

those are fabulous terms if you can actually get it done... lenders are very very particular on these loans and most folks get pretty frustrated with them.. its not like conventional were If you qualify they do the deal...

According to a VA rep, I may be able to qualify for a $750K-$850K mortgage.I plan on living in one with my family one and rent the other rooms.

So that means, even if you rented it out, you may not qualify for a loan in Florida due to income-to-debt ratios(with rent income excluded). 

I should qualify for a mortgage loan next year and if I bought a home I would be willing to house hack for a little bit.

House hacking is also an awesome strategy in CA because you get to lock in low property tax rates and it is relatively easy to cash out the equity you build in a primary residence and use it to leverage your next property.  

I'm not necessarily a Massachusetts investor (outside of my primary residence), however, I'm happy to chat or network if there's anything I can help with.