Portfolio loan vs conventional mortgages

[Jonathon Leib]

I’m looking at buying a 5 property package in Philadelphia. One is $210K and the other 4 are between 50-75K. Having trouble finding lender for the cheaper houses. This includes two duplexes so 7 total units. I assumed looking for portfolio lender/blanket mortgage would be the way to go but as I read through forums, I’m wondering if it would make sense to just finance each one thru conventional mortgages. I have 3 other invest properties with mortgages so I figured the asset based loan that doesn’t report to credit would be the way to go as I look to ramp up the rental units. Thoughts?