Like right now funding land flippers in rural CO.. and that is a spectacular  market for us.. have not gone vertical. then you can go to private money like Builders Capital  Peers of mine in the industry dont care for them.

These areas tend to attract more reliable, long-term tenants who are usually more financially stable and take better care of the property.

I really could not care any less how he does business.  

If something happened to me, I wanted my wife and kids cared for.

Research neighborhoods near colleges, government offices, and hospitals, explore FHA loans, conventional loans, house hacking strategies, and connect with local investors.Good luck!

I recently bought my first investment property with a conventional loan, but the lack of W2s and living overseas made it a bigger hassle.

Be careful about feeding additional capital into syndicates with short-term loan maturities if the only plan is to negotiate lender maturity extensions for another year. 

For a large landlord, they can charge top dollar rent and evict quickly without caring about what's going on with tenants. 

I know no one's going to care there about the plight of a landlord, but in all honesty - who cares if he dies of exposure?

Conventional financing How did you add value to the deal?