So, what I will do from the examples you have given, is process of elimination.

The only way to avoid losing your money is 1. not invest it, or 2. only invest it from dealing in a good entrepreneurial manner, eliminating and managing risks to an acceptable level.

You want to be as objective as possible in your process, eliminating assumptions to the best of your abilities.

There are other FHA requirements concerning which you should contact your local lender, but determining whether or not a triplex or fourplex meets the self-sufficiency rule is a good place to start as this rule will immediately eliminate many properties from your search, especially in expensive markets like mine.Good luck and let me know if you have any questions as I just went through this process last year.

With the spreadsheets I have now which shows ROI% along with annual %,predictable closing costs, and other great info it pretty much eliminates the main questions a buyer has.

There are other FHA requirements concerning which you should contact your local lender, but determining whether or not a triplex or fourplex meets the self-sufficiency rule is a good place to start as this rule will immediately eliminate many properties from your search, especially in expensive markets like ours.

Initially our goal this year was to eliminate the last of our liability debts, establish an income (to count towards our bank credit) and save up for another down.

Title companies insure from the last insured transaction, called a "starter" and utilize reciprocal arrangements with prior insured transactions"In order to satisfy a title underwriter the a secured debt has been paid and eliminated as an exception, besides an affirmative response from the lienholder, including a demand with a zero balance and release and satisfaction or reconveyance, you can alternatively move the risk elsewhere.

I refinanced out of this into 4.50% so I could get rid of my FHA loan and do another (along with eliminating PMI).My highest so far was 4.625%, because we took lender credits for a higher rate.

To eliminate the hassle & onerous task of dealing with the above, I'd like to partner up with an attorney or a paralegal who's:a. a property investor           and       b. has the legal expertise to take care of that part of the business, right up to closing the deal.3.