I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself here on BiggerPockets.

He just published a book on this with BiggerPockets and does a LOT in the space of trying to educate athletes on how to invest.

BUT, the might cause more issues because 550k is already on the small side for a 5+ unit building product. 

@Rocco NicolettaMy wife and I have done 2-3 flips/year on Oahu since 2020 (yes, we started in what turned out to be the start of a pandemic....). 

Purchase price: $264,000 Cash invested: $120,000 Sale price: $640,000 Duplex caught on Fire.

Quote from @Vince Scipione: Standard would be an FHA loan for your situation more than likely.

Those are spray and pray techniques that don't fit with sellers right now because sellers/owners are sitting on a very low rate and don't want to move to go up 4-5 points on their rate.Listings aren't a start now thing as well.

Quote from @Jinxiang Xu: New to being a landlord, and already forked out $20k for foundation repair on this rental house.

Buying a portfolio without experience just throws you in the deep end without the ability to learn and develop these things. 2.

It saddens me to see this percentage creeping upward constantly.