The buyer can ultimately use whatever lender they want.Here is what I know on the 5% down investor loan. 

As far as the providers go, check out the posters links in this and other SDIRA thread  who are "providers" or "professionals" - they are not allowed to outright promote themselves, but a lot of the ones providing answers are some of the great choices out there in who can help you with this.Good Luck, Dan Dietz

So, in sum, house hacking can be when you are able leverage low down payments in order to control an asset (use an FHA loan and rent out the other rooms/units, use the VA loan with no down payment to ultimately turn the property into a rental property, etc.). 

Ultimately, we had concerns about the borrower’s ability to execute in a timely manner and we did not want to delay the outcome an additional six months.

Ultimately, representing the buyer IS a lot of work (especially in Chicagoland) and representing a seller is also a lot of work.

You'll lose a few days rent but ultimately a positive review and future recommendations from the nurse may be more valuable than that.

While a good real estate agent will have their team they like to deal with, it is ultimately your responsibility to have due diligence performed by someone you trust.

It was pretty hard to find properties where the numbers and landlord laws made sense which is what ultimately led me to investing in Columbus, OH.

I love this site, but I think it promotes the idea that real estate done right is a sexy proposition -- owner financing, BRRR, off-market deals, blah blah blah.In reality, it's quite simple.

@Jay Hinrichs yea the fact they were promoting commercial as a gold nugget I thought was strange because I know commercial can take forever to sell.