What do you look for when looking at traditional homes online (without having to drive all over and look at a ton of homes that will never work) to see if you can modify the home to make it work for this scenario?

Most of them are achieved through traditional lenders and institutions like banks, but some are accomplished through less traditional means.

With traditional mortgages and putting 20% down, it is tricky to have them cash flow.

Discuss this possibility with your agent.Explore iBuyer options for a fast sale that aligns with your move-out date, but keep in mind you might get a slightly lower price than on the traditional market.

Considering your equity and cash reserves, exploring alternative financing options like traditional mortgages or partnerships might provide a more balanced approach to acquiring your investment property while mitigating risk.

Purchase price: $90,000 Cash invested: $35,982 This deal was a fun one to execute, Im a traditional LTR Buy & Hold investor and decided to try and hop onto the MTR hype train back in late 2022/early 2023.

If it's a cash deal to keep as a rental, I would approach it totally different than if the intent is to re-sell and the buyer will need a traditional loan. 

Just buy them or sell them to a cash buyer, or have them use traditional financing, why are you complicating things?

Yet, securing traditional financing might prove challenging due to your tax returns and debt-to-income ratio, while ongoing maintenance costs could erode profits.

I have a month to month rental that I list on traditional sites such as Zillow, realtor.com, etc, and have the tenant sign a lease.