And I love reading good advice, strategy and what have you...however we need a way to separate the bad and the spam from the good.

Their exit strategy was they would act as a broker and try and sell them off as fast as possible for a profit but I believe they were overpaying for the loans.

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The BRRRR strategy is always a great option, especially if you the liquidity to continue to purchase properties depending on how much you are recouping when you refinance.

I think there is definitely a couple strategies at play here for you and your family. 

Also, new builds are not currently in our strategy (delayed profit realization). 

Do you usually focus on buy and hold strategies, or are you exploring different options as you build your portfolio?

In ID I dont believe there is any high balance FHA limits that I know of (Coeur D'Alene, ID).Then again I dont think you need high balance limits anyway as the regular limits of FHA 4 unit property are well in excess of 1.4M and Im pretty sure the fourplexes in CDA arent that high unless you've found a unique Specimen of a fourplex house hack strategy.

That said, if you can comfortably handle the additional down payment and monthly payment consequences of a higher purchase price (and the lenders agree), and you have a few different good options with the property then it could be a wise investment.By a few good options . . . you want to have some exit strategy other than STR that will work in case the something happens to make STR uncouth in your area.