I do bring this up a lot, but due to the number of opinions on the matter many browse past this concept.

Hello all, I’ve been browsing the forums since sometime mid-summer last year.

I am a complete newbie to the field of real estate investing, so I have spent the past week on this website listening to podcasts, reading blogs, and browsing the forums.

My name is Ed Engle and I've been browsing BP for some time now but never posted a formal introduction. 

Welcome to BP @Matthew Dale , be sure to browse through the learn section above, its loaded with great information, and you can set key word alerts to keep up on topics of interest to you.

I would recommend browsing the forum and seeing who is answering questions similar to what you might have, going to the "build your team" section, and/or scheduling a conversation with a couple candidates and see who you think would be the best fit knowledge wise and price wise. 

I stumbled up on this website while doing my research and since then haven’t done anything else but browse this site.

Browse this forum and see who you like.

Elizabeth Colegrove I think the reason you seem to be getting some conflicting guidance here is because the answers you are getting may not be "Homepath specific".I browsed through the Homepath lending guidelines at some point and believe IIRC Homepath criteria for a "Homepath loan" will allow 10% for investors on SFR.

I’ll have to start browsing those areas more so.