Taking small, manageable steps now will help you make informed decisions when you're ready to invest.Good luck!

If i sell my SFR rental for $450k and equity is, for example, $200k...Can i invest 100k into a new SFR worth $275k and invest the remaining 100k into a sponsored DST or TIC (which deals are usually multiple hundreds of thousands of dollars?

Hey Makani, you should check out DSCR loans, which are primarily for investment properties and focus on the property’s income potential rather than your personal income.

Here’s some guidance to help with your next steps:Hard Money Loan: Hard money lenders can often cover both the purchase price and some rehab costs (up to 70-75% of the after-repair value or ARV).

Experience depends on who you deal with - the cleaner the loan file and more organized your paperwork the smoother the process with any private lender.

I read that one of the requirements for getting your second FHA loan is having a change in family size.

They will go up to 100% loan to value or LTV (or used to). 

They simply do Fannie, Freddie, FHA, VA, and USDA loans.

Is it realistic to ask for and expect to get at least 2 landlord references and 2 tenant references (current clients) if I am a " small time" landlord with one property, not multiple units?

Let's use that as an example. 20% down is $43,000 plus lender loan origination fees, closing costs etc is going to push you over $50,000 cash out of pocket.