Felicia,All good questions when I discuss options with my customers I typically look for highest rate with the most equity.

It seems that the criteria they are using ( the consumer financial protection Breau) designates entire counties as "under served or rural". 

All of my customers in NJ, NY, CT, CA, WA and other states are all buying in those states as well as a few others.The price to cash flow ratio is going to be better in those states as well as having a higher inventory of both single family and multifamily rental homes.

You are required however to have a license like myself if you are offing a service to customers.

These contracts and discussions within the community are augmented by the real world applications of the same, as well as the corporate structure necessary to provide all the protections and benefits.

Now that I'm a more experienced designer in real estate, I would love to customize my kitchen more with different materials, unique tile, and more unique pulls/knobs but having a large, clean kitchen was extremely appealing to me as a first-time buyer 4 years ago.

Conventional financing is geared and regulated for the owner occupied homeowner and is designed to protect that borrower from poor lending practices.  

I don't know how to be a landlord and protect myself against crazy tenants.

The loan approval is based on the property’s rental income covering the mortgage—making it easier for investors without traditional income streams to qualify.LLC Protection: Many DSCR lenders allow you to hold the property in an LLC.

Form an asset protection plan that's so complexed it must be described in flow chart form and must include a Wyoming LLC, otherwise what's the point if they aren't "anonymous"?