I would live to buy it and was thinking owner finance since  he has 2.8% mortgage on it, and its not transferrable.

I'm a multifamily investor that lives in Okaloosa as well (though my multis are out of state). 

We are living in Greenville, SC at the moment, but are building in Spartanburg, SC where we intend to house-hack. 

I live on the beach (originally from, LI ) in Fl and do all my biz in Cleveland.

Here's info on Huntsville:Now Alabama’s largest city, Huntsville’s military (Redstone Arsenal), space (NASA), telecommunications (ADTRAN, AT&T), biotechnology (Hudson Alpha), diversified manufacturing (Toyota/Mazda, Polaris) and a variety of emerging specialties provide challenging work (#5 Best Places for Career Opportunities) in delightful surroundings (#3 Best Places to Live in the US).

Since I live out of USA now for my job, I feel I am often taken advantages by our property PM companies with bigger maintenance bills, loose communications.

Thank you, and I look forward to continue learning from this community every day!

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.