So now the how too gurus are just rehashing what your talking about.. buy tax sale sell on contract and spend 10k to learn how.. not all land sale how to guys are that expensive I think one can buy a program for maybe a few grand and probably worth it.I fund a few land flippers today and they use the same concepts that we did 40 to 50 years ago and the gentlemen your talking about 60 plus years ago..

I have done about 1000 move in and outs passed 1ks of sec 8 and other govt program inspections, its not rocket science.

Finisar I believe is some kind of apple product assembler....they had moved the plant to Malaysia about 5-6 years ago, but recently moved it back, another local hospital Wilson-Jones in Sherman, two colleges Austin College is 4 year and has a couple of Master programs. 

I joined a mentorship program in March 2024. 

If average 30 year fixed loan rates reach the mid 5%'s many of the NON-QM mortgage programs that are currently rate prohibitive will also become more workable as cash flow and return ratios improve.

Most programs will lower loan to value max if the market is declining as determined by the appraiser.

Did you take his loan broker program?

Rent paid for all of the expenses, so it cost me nothing and over the years (I kept it for ~20 years) price almost tripled by the time I sold it.Not sure what grad program is 3 years (I'm used to 2 for masters, 4 for PhD), but if you do need to sell one, I'd look at each property and see which one has the most equity, highest interest rates, lowest return, major expenses in the near future (eg new roof) and you mentioned you'd lived in two for 2 of the last 5 years, so have capital gains exemptions. 

However, not everyone has the income to qualify conventional, so the alternative route would be DSCR loan where the program doesn't look into your income, instead it evaluates based on the subject property rental performance based on the ratio system.

The brokerage offers an appealing Flat Fee 100% commission program.