If scaling quickly is your goal, DSCR loans are a great tool for the refi portion since there’s no 12 month seasoning requirement like conventional loans, and DTI isn’t a factor. 

The DSCR loan would allow you to qualify based on the rent you are collecting and get up to 75% of the value (175 x 0.75 = 131.25k, minus 20k payoff and closing costs.You could get a line of credit or a bridge loan against it to borrow money, but it would be higher interest.

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

.- Do you have 200-250k cash, or is that what you can get with your loan amount?

Quote from @Jarrod Ochsenbein: I purchased an existing Padsplit with a DSCR loan. 

Your first step is- Get approved for a loan (unless you plan on paying cash). 

As far as your next property, if you are already considering moving you will get better loan options + interest rates if you decide to live in the next property and rent out your current house. 

If you are going to be an owner-occupant, want a low down payment, and are planning to do a renovation, the FHA 203k and Fannie May Homestyle loans are your best optionsHow do you know the property is currently upside down on the mortgage? 

Well it is doing loans for folks who bought sight unseen and trusted contractors/turnkey providers who sell the dream but in the end do the absolute min in rehab work (even though charge for a much better job) and/or sell a buyer on a class B type neighborhood that is  reality a class D neighborhood in an already low income town.

THe lender is a credit union and it is a conventional low rate loan.