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THEN, I plan to purchase the second home using a FHA or conventional loan (3%-5% down), for which I will likely pay the monthly cost out-of-pocket, maybe with some rental income support if it is a duplex.My concern is, I do not want to spend my savings or weigh down my debt-to-income ratio so much so that I cannot qualify for and pay the down payment and closing for the lending on the second home.Questions: - With the first home being multi-family, 75% of the rental income (or potential rental income initially) will relatively either maintain or boost my debt-to-income ratio from lenders' perspectives, right? 

We have found it for number years so the value of the property has went up plus I did an extensive rehab.I owe about 215 not counting the last rehab that was about 60 K out of pocket.

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I heard about bigger pockets from a friend of mine that has successfully built and rented multiple properties in our area.