The most important things to me as a borrower are:1. long term (36-60 months) interest only terms for rentals that include rehab funds2. based on ARV: (credit is not an issue for me, but I'm interested in working class neighborhoods with very low cost properties for sale that will need work)3. speed to close4. low minimum borrowing amount ( I don't want to borrow more than $40K to start)5. newbie friendly6.

you bring up a good point Jeff, but that limit I believe you mention is part of HOEPA (home ownership equity protection act) and I believe its only for owner occupied or financing charged to owner occupied.These NMLS classes we take are pretty lengthy and I could be wrong.

Buying your dream home is like picking up your local real estate book, contact the realtor.

From the research I did before we bought it, I think Maryland requires for non owner-occupied that if you don't have the lead free certificate, you'll have to either take the class and become certified yourself for DIY or hire lead-certified contractors for any work done (unless it's small like repainting without any sanding of large areas, for example).

In my opinion, that borders very heavily on violating fair housing laws because sex is a protected class.

If someone does, they'd have to put up some serious nonrefundable EM, to finish it their way, especially if they pick some odd finishes.

There's lots of great infomation here between the forums, blogs and podcats there's a lot to pick up.

I'd love to pick your brains and do some networking.

I have lower middle class rentals in Texas (rents around $900 for 3 Bedrooms).

Especially when I see a million signs around with a million different agent names on them.I got into the classes to learn more about real estate and some of the rules so that I could invest in buy and holds.