With good guidance, it is pretty easy to operate a plan in a compliant fashion.

I get more concerned when I see credit cards from designer fashion stores, huge car loans outside their means, etc.

She called her self an old fashioned grandmother because she watches her grandkids and loves to spend time with them and have them over.

.- Stucco done in a sub par fashion - New Roofing placed over old wood shingles - Evaporative cooler leaking onto the roof.- Overall outdated and ugly interiorYes, It’s a lot.

The duplex with the equity was purchased the old fashioned way in 2016, 25% down.

You can get local metrics on occupancy rates from Airdna.co and good old fashion due diligence on VRBO/Airbnb/Homeaway but your ADR and Occupancy is really going to be determined by the experience, value and eventually reviews you are able to garner from your guests. 

Hi everybody,Currently, I am entering my final semester at CSULB and earning an M.A. in Political Science, while working part-time at a fashion retailer.In joining BP, my hope is to: network, learn the ins and outs of real estate investing, and to develop skills that would make me an asset to any future teams and partnerships.

In the alternative, you can downgrade as someone on this thread suggested and use the extra money as a down payment or you could save for the down payment the old fashion way by putting money aside each month.   

You're on the right track, I got started in a similar fashion.

If none of those are factors and the property is not distressed in some fashion it could be as simple as the lender is over exposed to real estate and wants greater protection for taking on the loan.Also in my experience credit unions tend to have tighter lending requirements.Best of luck with your investing.John