A lot of private or hard money lenders won’t mind if you live in the property while you’re fixing it up, as long as you meet their terms.

I have a few areas in mind that would appreciate nicely as well in the Phoenix/Scottsdale/Tempe areas. 

Owner occuppied loans regualted in every state .. must have state license and NMLS registration.NON owner occ loans on 1 to 4 units are regulated same way in about 15 statesin the other states they are unregulated.Keep in mind though investor loans do not follow the same rules as owner occ and rates can change charges can change closing dates can be blown through etc

I look forward to connecting with like minded individuals and expanding my network within the real estate community!

Quote from @Saul Vargas: looking in Phoenix or Vegas, do you guys have a better market on mind?

I am definitely interested in the master mind.

Did you have any specific area in mind? 

So basically in my mind this would not be a great financial move as we be accruing about 200k more in debt if we were to sell one house and take the cash from there and use it as a down payment.

Montgomery Metropolitan Housing has a reputation of being difficult to work with and are slow to pay at times r so I have heard.One thing to keep in mind is that even with section 8, you still get to set your criteria that tenants need to qualify for your unit. 

I would love to discuss real estate with like minded people over coffee, dinner or virtually