As a RE investor, i would 100% sure make sure your credit is frozen and deal with the lock and unlock each time you need it pulled.  

FHA allows 3.5% down on 1-4 units...UNLESS YOU HAVE A NON-OCCUPANT CO-SIGNER.And so, my loan officer worked for about 10 days to find another appraiser who was willing to categorize the property as a single family (again, that’s how it was zoned with the county, and because of the layout, locking or unlocking one door at the base of the stairs makes either the entire home accessible to one family, or splits it into separate units.)The seller agreed to wait for this appraisal, and luckily, the new appraiser classified the property as an SFR, but once the loan got to underwriting, the FHA-board decided that due to the upstairs kitchen and the completely separate utilities, this home would STILL be classified as a duplex, and therefore, with a non-occupant co-borrower, I’d be required to put down 25%.This is probably a good point to mention that I’m using a first-time home buyer program for the state of Oklahoma, which gifts you 3.5% for your down payment.

Too many people think early coaching will unlock some magic, but you can find all that info online for free or at local REI meetups.

For in person showings, I'll probably unlock the door and wait outside while I let groups do a self tour. 

Michigan has lots of distressed houses, and if you can do the work yourself you can unlock value in so many ways.Then in college take an accounting, marketing, and read up about the automotive business cycle.

Buyers were able to get over to view it yesterday in person, with me having sellers leave all the lights on, me going beforehand to unlock front door (gloves of course) then Buyers agent met buyers there, had them put on gloves, wiped down door handle with sanitizing wipes, took buyers in one at a time and showed.

Luckily he had left a window unlocked, so with a boost from my husband I gained entry through the window. 

The door needs to be unlocked, lights turned on, questions answered, and an application may need to be provided if not online.

You can certainly keep that in the house, but if you want to fuel other investments you are going to want to unlock that equity.

(Click on it to make it full screen - it should open in a new window.)Mat included this:"I'm excited to announce that I’m writing at Entrepreneur and that my first article is up, "New Stimulus Bill Unlocks IRA and 401(k) Dollars for Financially Affected" (link to article deleted).