Get to know yourself well and get a firm understanding of what you're good at. 

The only use case I know of for SBA-backed loans to finance real estate is when a non-RE business owner-occupies at least 51% of the property, such as an attorney firm buying the office building where their office is and leasing out the units they don't use. 

You can see if you can apply and qualify for a loan through the bank but most banks will follow federal standards and guidelines which allow them to sell the home to Fannie or Freddie if they so desire.

this firm Irell & Manella LLP  look them up they are filling this class action lawsuit    InfoATirell.com  or email me I'll give u the info I have.

I would find out their DSCR ratio and make sure you can hit their minimums either upon purchase or when they desire those ratios (maybe after stabilization in a year or so).5) Unit Turns/ Re-Leasing.

I'm originally from San Francisco CA (started off as an out of state investor in 2021) and have no desire to become a landlord in CA. 

Your tenant is going to get a free attorney, mine was from one of the largest law firms in America, they use it as a chance to give younger attorneys court experience.  

Things are going well with this property which has sparked this desire to seriously pursue Real Estate Investing as a full-time business!

In my market, that is a desirable attribute to have it already up and running.

Hi @elisha  I am a land planner working for a civil engineering firm in Alpharetta.