There are options such as a DSCR loan if an investment property purchase.

If I, as a bond investor, am uncertain about what the future will bring, I might just sit on the sidelines and not invest.

It will be even harder as a young person with no life experience, and particularly no experience buying real estate. 

If you have your mom live there without any rental income, it is not considered held for investment but is rather held as a second home and does not qualify for 1031 Exchange treatment. 

So having a borrower sign a deed in lieu AS A CONDITION FOR MAKIMG A LOAN is not going to stand legal challenge.  

3.Any experiences or tips on navigating financing as a non-resident would be greatly appreciated!

As a hard money lender looking to fund $10MM+ in deals in 2025, our hope is to connect with similar sized hard money lenders, ideally in different geographic area, that are looking to create a small network to bounce ideas off of, learn from, and engage with regularly.

Stating that they are using the mortgage of the investment property as a reason because it would put me above their threshold.

I recently purchased my first duplex in Peoria, AZ in September and I am using it as a house hack where I rent out one side and live in the other.

Tagged as a developer, surely, you'd want there to be more development projects.