Looking to Househack; need lender recommendations!

[Tyler Sterling]

Hey everyone!

I'm finally ready to buy my first property! Got some money stashed away, fixed some smudges on my credit, and I have been reading books, listening to audiobooks, and watching the BP forums religiously for about 2 years now.

So heres my plan: I live just outside of Denver. This market is very expensive. My solution? FHA loan househacking! I haven't used my FHA yet, so I'm looking to use that loan, and buy either an established multifamily, or a single family that I can zone and fix to be a multifamily. Along these lines, I'm looking for properties that need some TLC because I worked construction as a kid and can do much of the work myself. Plus this keeps the loan down.

I say all of that to get to my next step; I need a good lender who understands what I'm looking to do and can guide me through any changes I need to make, etc. I would love to be able to sit down in person with a lender because I believe personal relationships get people farther than most people appreciate. So, who have people on here used for their purchases? I want to have 4-5 lenders that I can use to really keep my options open.

Any advice is very much appreciated, and I can't wait to see/hear who people have used/not used.

Thanks all!

Tyler