This also removes the FHA’s mortgage insurance premium (MIP) requirement, reducing monthly expenses.Owner-Occupied Financing: If your next property will also be owner-occupied (e.g., a duplex or multifamily), you may qualify for a conventional loan with as little as 3%-5% down.HELOC or Cash-Out Refinance: Use the equity you’ve built in your current property to secure a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) or cash-out refinance.

We don't have the Midwest weather, high property tax, old homes, high insurance, high maintenance, or state income tax.

Your best bet is to consult with a good broker that has experience with business insurance and RE.

No mortgage payments have been  made by borrower since Oct 2015,  Bank is paying taxes and insurance at the sum of 15k a year, been in foreclosure for about 9 months, property is just under fair condition, owners are dodging the paper processors. 

For a first property, buying in your name with solid landlord insurance is the good starting point.

Hi Scott, consider USFR for zero risk cash, earns 5.4% holding 8 week Floating rate note US treasuriesor for mild risk cash, consider BKN - BlackRock's Muni fund, earns 5.6% tax free, which for you would be >9% tax-equivalent yield, and if rates fall, the BKN etf will rise considerably, which though will be capital gains taxable :(, It holds intermediate term Municipals that are all GO, general obligation, so they can always tax us dumb schmuck citizens to pay off the notes instead of defaulting, so low risk but not zero risk for cash. ie (Orange county '90s)Inflation has already resolved, the 3 month trailing core PCE is at 1.5%, well below FEDs 2% target, so they will likely start cutting soon as the 12 month trail falls in line, that's why Powell changed his verbiage so much last Wednesday, and FOMC minutes speak of 150 bp cuts before the end of December as their expectation per their Dot Plots, the only question remaining is consumer spending,(>60% US economy), if falling like McDonalds/Starbucks/Uber saying then unemployment will accelerate and then possible recession, then 10yr yield falls even more, and bonds values would rise like Mike just said above.

Its generally retail medical operators, so we include things like the market dynamics for our use and why statistically the market and location of the site will be viable form a business case standpoint, and speak to how the startup has enlisted the help of an EMR or other such consultant to help in their general rampup and ability to bill/get insurance contracts.  

I had doubts and still have some but now it sounds like those may have been necessary for their loan program after learning why it's a lower risk and FDIC insured requires that. 

And STRs really help because you don't have the large dings that long term rentals have - i.e tenants damaging the property to where you have huge make ready costs (the str insurance covers that), no collections or evictions issues. 

The insurance quote is $1476/year, deductible $2500, 300k liability.