There is always the Heloc path but those can gett you into trouble and have restrictions like shoter amortization, Prepayment penalties, interest only, (Can create bad habits of low payments) which causes a standstill balance. 

Lenders impose restrictions to first time investors/homebuyers that have not previously had a housing payment.Best of luck!

good luck with your search although I do think BP is an odd place to look for framers :)

You will have purchased the home under conventional guide lines and then have "No restrictions" on going FHA to buy the next home.

Any deed restrictions or other reason why it can't be expanded.Since this is on the mls if this really was a good deal, any of the really good reno/flippers would have snatched it up before it went on the market, and not that its on the market reno/flippers would be all over this. 

Just make sure there is no restrictions to the extended stay model in your loan documents.

The biggest difference between a townhome that has an HOA vs. any other props without an HOA are the bylaws & restrictive covenants.Some HOA's have investor caps & rental rules for short-term, etc. 

There is also that provision of what if I think its like if all or but just one of the units is empty (I forget the exact nature or term, but it can be restrictive).Its this a purchase or refi?

We then talk about logistics for our upcoming relationship; how to pay rent, how to submit maintenance requests, emergency maintenance request process, HOA restrictions and violations, confirm they have switched utility accounts over, and other pertinent facts about how we manage homes.Finally we collect move-in funds and exchange keys.Welcome to the game!

Looks like skip tracing is legal in CA, but has more restrictions than here in the US.