I got my bill for my house in Lake Oswego from Safeco which I had had for years and it was always around 2k to 2.3 k  i get the bill its 6k.. i call my agent and told him no way.. and he hunted around and found me something maybe 500 cheaper .. so I thought I have a aaa card I know they sell insurance and are reputable.. walk in there 1800 bucks done and I have full  basement ( which is rare on a new home in Oregon) and they gave me a much higher insurance amount if my sump pump fails.. bottom line shop.u

Quote from @Jim K.: Is this really how it works?

Investing in international real estate is different (and it's different country by country) so it's always good to listen to people like @Steve K., who has experience in that game.When it comes to international real estate financing though, there’s a lot of involuntarily posted misinformation about the topic of financing.

For reference, I am self-employed (I run my own online clothing business, i am 1099-k) and I've always been told that it'll be hard for me to get a conventional mortgage when you're self employed, so I am specifically asking about other types of loan options.  

Bryan, with older VAs, the pricipal has been reduced so there can easily be enough bandwidth, newer VAs I beleive go up to something like 200+K, doesn't mean they use all of that to buy the first home under a VA, so there can be more to tap into, especially at today's prices.The best way to disclose, IMO, is to say that you may not be eligible for another VA loan, I wouldn't tell them they can't unless I looked at their entitlements and loan balances.I haven't done VAs for so,me years now, the amounts of the entitlements change with the median price of homes, I have never seen them come down, but I guess they could...later

@K.

A self-directed 401(k) plan offers the small business owner one of the last significant tax benefits.

4 or 5 good quality 350 k SFH in a good prime location with thriving industry , booming population and good schools  ..that would be quality door count

I think going the FHA 203(k) route could definitely be an option for us. 

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