I have come to the realization at least for me.. is they just give you the plans and if they are not kicked back fine they dont have to do anything else if they are they will address it at that time.. thereby costing us time and money.

less money than more?

If you have less money than will need to look into retail condo investing and mom and pop type stuff.

Rates are typically higher than a traditional cash out refinance, however at least you are not getting the full loan amount + you have the flexibility to draw/tap in the money whenever needed.

for example, if you could pay $2000 in rent, or house hack, and after rent still owe $1925 to the mortgage, you should still consider house hacking. 

I just finished Brandon Turner’s Investing in Real Estate With No Money Down and learned a ton, so I’m open to creative financing ideas too!

But if you are truly wanting to be an investor, time is money.

Tenant move out in the middle of eviction process and we are unable to serve him.Any suggestions on how to proceed with money judgement as we cannot locate him to serve him ?

My first flip was a HUD foreclosure with no money down—far from perfect, but I learned a ton about budgeting and contractors.

of course he may have been a clueless dude in Indy and other markets and to me the money he was making just blinded him and his wife.. the move to Portugal was strategic to the extreme.