I don't rent to anyone living in my own home, but I have known people that do who set up cameras in their own off-limits spaces, deadbolts for doors, etc.

I would like to invest in real estate by doing something similar to a live in flip just to get the ball rolling with my real estate investing.

I lived in Saint Louis for a handful of years and grew up a couple of hours away.

I've decided that I want to manage it myself for at least a year to not only save costs but because the property is local to my next one, I've lived in it for over a year so I know the maintenance of the home, and I'm a PM for a home builder so I have all the handyman/tradesmen relationships that I can use for any repairs. 

I live in WV and I just purchased my first rental property - a duplex in Florida. 

you will sign an occupancy affidavit on the FHA loan that you will live there for 1 year. 

. - so I guess I need to estimate what those would be - he is in his 70s and has uncles and aunts that lived until late 90s and one until 102 when no one did) and a comfortable retirement (he is extremely frugal so that's not an issue).

That's why it surprises me when people decide to make beginner's mistakes on the biggest transaction they've done in their lives.

If you lived there , its doable .

Pete, Orlando - all markets I have lived in / worked in for quite some time now.