After that, we requested to visit the new apartment but he said because of the current resistances were still living in there, we did not able to see the apartment until September 6th.

You typically get a or b class tenant who want to live in a charming neighborhood.

@Clayton Smalley, check the last date you can claim you lived there.  

Similarly anything more than 10% office and the building may be considered "specialized" or "flex" by the tenant pool, which again handicaps you when it comes time to release. regarding the lease itself, 6 year term is great from the perspective of a secured income stream but you need to consider where we are in the cycle.

We'd buy a duplex or triplex and we'd live in it.

She was adamant that she does not want to list or work with a realtor (her mom lives with her and they have the tiny house packed with stuff) - though she has "called around" and thinks her house is worth maybe $450K when it's more like $415K as-is... so I'll need to reset expectations since my offer will be around $335K.QUESTION: What is a good way to lock up a deal with her given her longer timeline?

She would get drunk, makes a lot of noises, smokes indoor and claimed that she lives in the building.

What I would like to do is purchase a house that I can live in through FHA for a year then rent it out and move to a different house but would need to know first with the income that I make is there a price limit on a house I can get?

@Jonathan White lot rent for the one that i used to live in right now is $480 and yes it does cover garbage and the snow removal is for the road, they won't do anything for you on the driveway/space.

I live in LA and have always invested remotely and I'm extremely hands-off.