You may want to shop that loan around.

After analyzing GIS data, I discovered that my neighbor’s house, garage, and shop are built with minimal permissible setbacks (50 feet to an inch) from the boundary line.

I would reach out to Brenna Carles with The Mortgage Shop, she is going to be the person who can help you the most with financing a log home. 

Working with a broker helps you save time shopping, unlocking access to the hundreds of different lenders without all the market research.

They can shop multiple policies to give you a few options.

It became everything from a drug den to sex trafficking to an illegal auto body shop.

First, I went to the lender and asked if we could do a loan modification instead of me shopping around for a new loan that might not be with them at a lower rate and for a modest processing fee they did that.

We both were approved for a 180-month 5.85% loan, as well as a 7% 30-year fixed mortgage, but we will continue to shop around with the idea that we would just pay off the entire mortgage once our funds become liquid. 

Look at census data or local reports.Explore the Neighborhoods:Amenities: Properties close to schools, shops, and transit tend to attract more tenants.

I've gone through the process of shopping out a loan for the property and it was decided that I'd go with a loan originator who initially told me the interest rate would be anywhere from 5.5-6%.