@Rickey Mayes even if you buy a condo as a primary residence, alot of them will require 25% down if they do not have reserves and meet full review requirements.

Surround yourself with knowledgeable professionals who can support your real estate endeavors.

Cleveland and Dayton can be great markets for high cash flow and low purchase prices, but you need to be careful when navigating the neighborhoods so you're not buying in a D/F class area where no property managers will manage and where you'll never see any positive cash flow.

In lieu of foreclosure I'm being asked to sign a special warranty deed.

This will be heavily driven by whats important to you, though. 

Jobs will be revised in 2024 to show a net loss in jobs.2.

Your debt to income will be calculated per conventional guidelines and if you qualify with both your current mortgage and the new mortgage plus all the rest of your debt you are good.

I don't think I will be able to make this one but will definitely attend the one in March.

Find a good real estate agent that is also an investor specialist and they can help you navigate what will get you your best ROI for your situation.  

For those of you who have been in a similar position, what do you think makes the most sense?