"Owner Occupied" offers first

[Carrie Smukal]

I am an investor and have lost out on a few houses because the houses are offered to "owner occupied" offers first. Anybody know of a creative way to get an offer in without actually occupying the house? I thought about having my boyfriend who lives with me buy it, then gift it to me. Other people have said that the seller will not know that I'm not going to move in. I'm just afraid they are going to know my name already; I have purchased homes from this seller before. It's hard for me to lie because i have always been an honest person, however I don't want to keep losing out either. What should I do?