If this happened to me, once the downstairs people are gone I would bring a sleeping bag/futon in there and tell the lender I'm moving into the downstairs and renting the upstairs out where I had been living. 

Whatever you choose shop every 2 years and be sure and remind your agent.

Most have felonies and credit scores in the 500's, they shop Aaron's and drink energy drinks daily then go to food banks for help.arHis places are only empty for a few weeks when vacant.

Hey BP Fam,Its Marc here, the Nubie from NJ.So part of my of my investing strategy is to buy and hold multifamily in areas that have a blue collar worker force, specifically in zip codes with major Logistics and Warehouse hubs, as I believe eCommerce and online shopping is fueling their growth, and these fulfillment centers are fast replacing our retail stores - and they need man power to run them.......that being said.... 

Young professionals (bars, coffee shops, downtown)?

The tenants are sitting in the living room, entertaining guests, and then here you come along with a bag of dirty clothes.Other than that, I can't really think of too much of a downside to you living in the garage apartment while tenants have the house.If there are amenities or accommodations that are in the house or that are "communal" (i.e., the backyard, the parking, etc.), then I would recommend that you try and work out the logistics before you bring in a tenant.

I recommend you to shopping around the brokerage in your area, meet the brokers and gather all the fee information, training programs etc.  

It was put under contract and assigned to the best possible buyer...the corner lot auto repair shop that this property adjoined.

Next, shop for the new home and depending on the down payment you have at the time, apply for either conventional or FHA owner occupied home loan for the new purchase.

When you shop any type of rental property there will be a range of prices.