Public has little desire to see them cut and GOP has no desire to increase funding for this. 

I can buy a 2-4 unit with 20% down vs conventional can only buy a 2-4 INVESTMENT property with 25% down 4. there are options where DSCR loans dont repot to personal credit, helps in not having to show a bunch of paperwork or not one person in a partnership has to carry the debt5. way less paperwork to close on this loan type vs a conventional loan. we care about the income of the property you're buying and it's ability to service the debt of the property whether we use long term rents income, lease income, or air dna/bnb income.6. easily buy in partnerships, add people to your operating agreement, its as easy as that so bring partners into a deal. helps with scaling and raising capital or getting partners involved7. gift funds allowed to close on these as well, and like I said earlier, there's only a 10day seasoning period of funds with some lenders so that means you can literally have a private money lender deposit money into your account 11 days before closing, and you can use those funds to close!

I am 59 years old, and my retirement fund is all in my 401k.

From my experience, if I had started in real estate right after school, I would have very little network and little to no funds for the RE exam, CE classes, and networking registrations.

I don't want to only be an investor, I'd much rather be a GP and lead syndicates, raise funds, all the things I've been doing already with my recruiting agency.

Partner Driven fully funded the transaction, covering the $17,000 purchase price.

@Nick Rutkowski no good deed goes unpunished by desperate people:(We try cash-for-keys (CFK) all the time, but tenants always think they're smarter than us.Most are so ignorant, they expect the funds BEFORE they move out.NEVER!

I moved all of her old retirement money into a self directed IRA/Solo 401K and started putting her money to work through real estate lends.

@Brady Bitter these funds have margin requirements. 

I have funds to invest just trying to figure out the best place to invest.