If you keep an open mind to house hacking meaning renting out part of your home or renting out an in law suite NOT just the traditional multi-family sense of the word, options expand dramatically.

Make sure the equipment being used has a camera at the end of a snake-like cable which can be tracked by someone at ground level.

Yep I am slightly confused… there is no downpayment in a traditional foreclosure.

That's why I like this traditional ML approach, we leverage lots of data to inform our decision about which house is seriously "undervalued"I have a couple of questions about both of your approaches though, will be interesting to compare them!

Now, it seems like the goal would be to keep that property in the long run, so you would want to Refi that in a few years when rates come down and you again can qualify for a more traditional mortgage, but there could be a path to getting around $100k and taking the next few years to focus on banking cash flow and possibly expanding.I know, it's a bit out of the box, but if we were just blue sky talking about a solution, it's possible. 

Traditionally has met at Best Western Suites, 2000 Beach St., Fort Worth, Texas 76103 on Thursday nights.DFW REI Club – dfwreiclub.com – Meets about 2x-4x month, normally on Saturday morning from about 9am-12noon at Manhattan Plaza 6850 Manhattan Blvd, Suite 205 Fort Worth, TX 76120.

If we go with a 30 year fixed traditional loan, how do we get legal protection?

Roam buyers save up to 50% on monthly mortgage payments compared to those who buy a home with a traditional mortgage at current rates." is what the company keeps on pushing out from a PR front, but it just sounds suspicious to me.

In deciding whether to do owner financing v. a traditional closing where the buyer gets a bank loan is really a business call.

if you're looking to invest out of state, read these 3 threads first.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1159104-overl...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/1171104-the-m...https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/1193623-rent-...with interest rates where they are, you just aren't going to 'cash flow' meaningfully on your first, or first few properties, for your first few years, if they are 'traditional' LTRs. with that said, if you're serious about picking an OOS market, i'd recommend going to your chosen market in person, probably multiple times, to set up your team.