He is looking at a group of investors like myself to bring 25% of the project value and then procure a bank loan for the remaining 75%.

We were able to get into it with a 5% down primary residence loan.

Our area has a good selection of hard money lenders, and every now and then, you might find an owner willing to carry the loan, often at attractive rates.

Your VA loan will be crucial to your real estate investing growth, especially since it affords you the potential opportunity to own more than one property, depending on your overall allotment.For active military personnel, that conundrum of where to invest and where you will end up is always part of the issue that sometimes causes analysis paralysis so it's great you have one in VA Beach already.

If you pay down $100K in loan saving you $1K in monthly costs against rental income, or you invest that $100K in something that generates $1K in net income the result is similar.

Hi Amanda, I think this is where most borrowers get confused on a DSCR loan.

The reason why I ask is because that could determine what loan options are available to you (and interest rates). 

Good Morning - My realtor came to me with an offer for an FHA loan but they want to move in this weekend.  

Hard money is a type of business loan for non-owner occupying investors.

We've utilized the VA loan for our current home, and this strategy has worked well so far.