First, I would like to tell you a little bit about our goals, our  situations, and how we blend them to make the team that we currently have.Let me start by giving you the make-up of our team so far.

First, I would like to tell you a little bit about our goals, our situations, and how we blend them to make the team that we currently have.Let me start by giving you the make-up of our team so far.

With any lender money is finite so you may find a blend of private and hard money lenders if you have multiple projects going at once. 

They'll quote your properties through numerous carriers and find the best blend of coverage for the cost.

HI @Scott Gadea, the answer is:  Save more money ORInvest in a lower cost market Both are methods that people have used for years to generate great amounts of financial stability or wealth, but the latter is a wonderfully efficient arbitrage play AND many would recommend this because of the fact that your home market is a cyclical market and you'd be wise to build assets in linear markets, or at least hybrid markets that blend the benefits of the two.For more information on investing in real estate outside of your home base area, check out David Green's book Long Distance Real Estate Investing

Though, a low down payment to lock in an owner occupied rate should not set you back too much if you wanted to blend the two strategies.  

Holly Springs is blending into the greater Cary market and should continue to see solid appreciation as well as fare well if the market shifts.

And also, I love this property and will have a lot of fun for our family on the lake, it will teach us how to do ABnB better, and we will also be a blend of BRRRR meaning we are living in it, renting it at low cost for ABnB, and remodeling it as we go. 

The 70/30 cotton/poly blend made in Pakistan.

About me, well I am 37 y/o, married and we have four children (blended family) ranging from (14-24 )and a grand-child.