Your going to need to show proof of rent payments and/or short term rental income.If your buying a primary 2nd home and intending to use it as an investment property I would strongly refrain from that activity; especially if your posting about it in a public forum ;).Best of luck.

Here is a blog post from the Founder of my company that may speak to you.

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good post .. would like to learn more about this strategy @Don Konipol

@Joseph Miguel What I posted is directly FROM Oakland's rent control page.

I always see people posting to stay away from D/F neighborhoods, but I don't ever see how exactly to determine that - I've read a breakdown of what each class entails, I guess I'm just looking for a tool that tells me that instead of trying to figure it out on my own in an area that is not well known to me. 

Hi All,Posted the below on in a couple other forums in hopes to get more eyes but this seems like the best one for people just like myself.I have just started a career transition and excited to be getting into the real estate industry.

Hello all, I'm curious how much the HUD will actually pay compared to the 40th percentile rents posted on their site.I'm aware of the different amounts each tenant will cover in terms of their portion of the rent, but I'm not sure if the HUD will actually agree to my rent price.I've been taking the stated FMR for the bedroom count, and taking 20% off the number stated (to be conservative as to what the HUD will accept).

The post office has been at this location for 80 years and all of the residents need to pick up their mail from the Post Office, there is no delivery. 

I've been lurking and replying on a few posts for a few weeks.