But, as with any giant step forward, there is a tremendous amount of trepidation.

@Dick Rosen Thank you! 

However, again, even calling a note due is pretty rare, since as long as their note is performing the way they need it to for their investors, they're not going to want to rock the boat.Now, a smaller private equity banker is probably going to have a different attitude than your giant direct lenders like Wells Fargo.

Originally posted by @Dick Stevens:Put on your work gloves and do it yourself next time! 

Below provided this is your FIRST property and not another as an investor.Here are a few I have seen work:apartment sq footage is actually bigger than your house so find a big 2 to 4 unit with giant apartments with  more bedrooms and baths than your homeneed bigger apartment due to a new baby better school district for the kids versus yours which will be fully investigated by underwritingmoving closer to your job or for  a new job - get a new job :)in law situation where you will have an elderly parent in one apartment so you can  take better care of them and they will  not  pay rentSeparately you will be required to get an Appraisal on the current home to prove how much equity you have in it, 25% per fha rules IF you want  to be allowed to count the future rent that house would bring so Appraiser would also do a Rent Schedule to prove rent it could command.

Looking in the forums it seems Jason Geroux, Anne McCawley, and @Dick Rosen are among those recommended. 

You just took a giant leap in the right direction; signing up on Bigger Pockets!

You're not some giant corporation, but be honest, you are looking to make income from this property, but it WILL be where you live.

A 4 year abandoned conneticut farmhouse with squirrels and giant fall through the ceiling panels raccoons.Any tips for getting a thorough assessment and opinion  -  such as feces in betwen studs  and wiring defects?

Thanks, Dick