My father studied to become a plumber and my mother worked in a dry cleaning shop.

Plus stick with our lenders and don’t shop rates.  

She can work at one of the big companies here in town for some experience or set up shop on her own. 

It’s worth shopping around and asking different lenders about their specific jumbo loan programs.Recommendations:Shop around and contact specialty mortgage brokers or credit unions in your area that might have more lenient jumbo loan programs.Ensure you have at least 12 months of reserves ready in case the lender requires it.

Additionally if you can live in one unit for a year, then you can get the best of both worlds, better financing and a larger than a single family home. 2-4 is a great place to start, shop around for pricing and see what is available.

Keep your exit strategy flexible; if the duplexes don't perform as expected, selling could be a safer option.

again, not shopping on Zillow - but actually walking properties. 

They don't look at the whole picture when they shop. 

This could be a safer bet as we wouldn’t have to deal with cash flow concerns post-rehab.BRRRR: If we refinance at $256k (80% LTV of ARV), we could pull out most of the invested cash.

Direct mail is the bread and butter for majority of wholesaling shops.