Does anyone have experience with applying, qualifying, or building with the Guaranteed Rural Rental Housing Program?

Once you have a short list, get an account with each one and run them through the wringer to see how they really function.

With DSCR loans the best you'll find is 85% of purchase but the rates are so much higher than an 80% that you'll likely be going with 20% down and that program will be based off FICO score and the cash flow of the property.

The 90%/100% programs are out there for new investors, I know of 1 maybe 2 that will provide those terms to a new investor given:Credit is 750+Appraisal numbers came in fantasticThe zip code the house is in is a favorable one for an exitI've closed or oversaw the close of 100s of bridge loans, be happy to answer any questions you may have about it.If your ARV is 550k, that means you want your max project cost to be about 398k (72.5% of ARV), if you buy for 359k that leaves hardly any room at all for rehab costs. 

One of the tenants are part of the program ran by the section 8 program in Passaic County. 

It has been a great first experience, it nearly paid our mortgage by itself while my wife and I went through masters programs and had our first child.

The reason is that for most programs anyway the 60% loan to value will give you the best rate and best cost available and of course you should still be able to have a healthy cash flow at that loan loan to value.

You do not know what you do not know, and most of those weekend workshops will have an upsell for another program...

If you are in WI, I'm based out of Waukesha and can share the carriers who are the best in SE WI.FYI - Each state & metro area will have different insurance carriers who have the most competitive programs..

Additionally, there may be grant money or other funding programs available to you.Finally, if you get involved with a local real estate group you can likely find other investors that might want to participate in the deal with you.