If the other two parties want to flip a house maybe they can do just that as partners and then sell you the house which you can buy with a primary home loan with low down payment.

I currently work with investors building and diversifying their portfolios with Single-family homes over the midsouth/midwest, and I would love to connect with you and share some insight on the turn-key world and swap investing goals.

Better than underground homes which have issues with moisture etc.

What are the usual lending parameters for a person getting there first property with roughly a 700-730 Credit Score and trying to secure a home 200k or under? 

It's doesn't have to be 20% downpayment for a owner occupied home. 

Sreit sold a portfolio of single-family rental homes to Dallas-based Invitation Homes for $650 million, including debt.But more recently, the fund has slowed sales because of depressed prices.

I also want to clarify that I do still keep a decent amount of cash - just not enough to cover every single property roof at the same time if that ever happened for some reason. 

Chances are they are paying others who are not as accommodating as you (amazing how people will make those car payments while jeopardizing their homes) - and it's time for them to move on to housing they can afford and to a tenant that does not require you to subsidize them.  

I would never buy a home in a flood plain. 

I am going to be moving in the spring and will begin renting out my current place of residence at that time. Working on getting everything in order. Has anyone ever made a "Homeowner's Manual" to give to the tenants w...