"So even one property is too many, if they know/suspect you are trying to use a program designed to encourage owner-occupants for investment purposes.But, on the other hand: "If the borrower is relocating and re-establishing residency in another area not within reasonable commuting distance from the current principal residence, the borrower may obtain another mortgage using FHA insured financing and is not required to sell the existing property covered by an FHA insured mortgage."

im new to all this and just getting my toes wet learning, and i still live paycheck to paycheck, i have never used my vet bens for RE so i'm looking into using them now because the interest is so low, rent is still high here, and hard for the natives to pay (i relocated here for the job) there's got to be a way to take advantage of this. 

I relocated from Orange County CA because of the opportunities in Detroit and Detroit suburbs.I like the Detroit market where the cash flow beats all other markets AND the appreciation is second to none. 

(read more about it in the IRS Cost Segregation Audit Techniques Guide)Therefore, if the storage units are specially designed and constructed as bolted units that could easily be disassembled and relocated elsewhere with minimal damage to the components then they are eligible to be classified as Section 1245--personal property, and depreciated over a 5 year period. 

Aside from Columbus, can you tell me some good areas to look, I'm also considering a temporary relocation, as I have that flexibility right now, to really get to know the market of wherever I choose to invest.

Unfortunately, There was a lot of water damage, and I relocated the tenant to a hotel.

Shouldn't the landlord be required to pay relocation to the current tenant since they agreed to deliver the unit vacant?

Backstory:  In August of 2016, I was forced to quickly relocate (19 days) to California, and because of the short turnaround time I decided it was best to rent out my house for a year because I didn't have time to get it ready to sell.

The owner of record has deceased for a few years and the neighbor says the deceased owner's girlfriend still lives there.What steps can be taken to track down the estate and "relocate the quatter" to make a sale possible?

This is due to massive amounts of immigration to the area because of corporate headquarters being relocated to my backyard.