A 30 day trial may be all you need to get a sense of what they can offer.

I ordered some info on line but did not find the info very helpful- I just go by trial and error and after you do 10 or more you start to get the hang of it.

An investor friendly lender or mortgage broker is going to understand that, and work with you to get the loan.For commercial properties, the ratio of the NOI to the debt payments is called the "debt service coverage ratio" or DSCR (or some variation on that theme.)

And I've given Armando Montelongo's "Flip & Grow Rich" program the free 30-day trial (don't think it's worth $400!

Trada lawsuit in Kendall County Texas is set for trial Sept. 2,2008 after several years for delays from Trada.

bostonhome, i just did a loan that is a variation of the 203K...i did it through saugus bank...10% down based on the ARV...decent rate of 6.875% ....this was for a 3 decker...i am not flipping, at least not now...im renting the units outmy deal (round #'s)...purchase $200K ...$20K renovations...ARV $265K...I had to put down around $25K...it comes out to a little more than 10% but still a good deal i feel...you may want to check it out...i will use the program again if i can...good luck

There are so many variables, I don't find it useful to try to create a uber-spreadsheet to handle all the variations.

So is this a federal tax rule, or is it state-to-state variation?

You get LOTS of variation, so get multiple bids.

Craigslist ads are very helpful, and after lots of trial and error, perfecting CL ads becomes a solid source marketing out of state properties.