Purchase price: $265,000 Cash invested: $90,000 Sale price: $545,000 Custom single family nestled in desirable locale abutting Fort Hill.

Purchase price: $352,500 Cash invested: $77,000 Sale price: $545,000 Sophisticated spacious colonial nestled in desirable Tufts area.

Purchase price: $352,500 Cash invested: $77,000 Sale price: $545,000 Sophisticated colonial nestled in desirable Tufts area.

Purchase price: $460,000 Cash invested: $125,000 Sale price: $840,000 Stunning new condo conversion set in highly desirable Victory Field neighborhood near the Belmont line.

In my opinion, if the numbers/analytics and cash on cash on subject properties are desirable for your criteria, it does not matter what phase of the market we are in to buy/not buy.

I am an Army physician and was told by “big Army” I could easily extend to a 6yr assignment if I desired. 

You need to organically build these relationships.The desire to have a lender for the downpayment is mentioned a lot because active investors are looking for this sort of product, and the reason there are not companies offering it is because of the amount of risk involved in doing this type of loan, especially in the current economic climate.I just want to explain from a lender's standpoint why this might be above a lender's risk tolerance, so you can possibly find another alternative.

QM Loans are usually processed through a bank on an owner occupied property whereas NON-QM Loans are a more desirable solution for real estate investors on an investment property.

I have no desire to compete with bottom feeders or lowest dollar.  

If they are all single family houses, then if you do anything else, you may reduce the property value of all the single family houses, including yours.If there is a mix of industrial, commercial and residential, and the zoning allows, look and see what businesses are there, what businesses are needed and with the existing house, and the street viewshed, what businesses you can add that are needed or desired.