You could also use a Fannie May Home style renovation loan which a conventional loan and require 5% down vs.

I know in Columbus a lot of community banks are doing loans on 2-20 units.

Instead of moving into another single-family home, consider house hacking a duplex or triplex, this allows you to use low down payment loans (FHA, conventional) and offset your mortgage with rental income, accelerating your path to financial freedom.

There is a reason banks don't make loans on stocks.

However, my debt to income ratio with that home loan, and student loan doesn't look that great currently and I don’t have much for a down payment.

Yes there are alternatives for both beige and 30 year loans for no US borrowers.

Your realtor will be able to give you a much more detailed market specific answer but with house hacking and a VA loan it should be possible to get 0 out of pocket.

Louis for the hard money loan.

I started listening to the podcast and reading real estate books about two months ago, and I’m excited to take my first step into real estate investing.I’m currently in Spokane, WA, and I’m pre-approved for a loan.

We just had our 3-year loan mature on 2/2/24.