Originally posted by @Matthew Crivelli:@Melyssa Peronto These lenders don't exist unfortunately.your right they really don't exist but I have personally made a career of it doing 10 to 20 of these per month.. for me i love it I have no competition.. when other lenders say minimum loan size 75 to 100k  My program is max loan 75 to 100k  LOL.. its a totally undeserved niche.

While FHA is an option to get started a number of lenders in the area (Trustco, BSNB, GFNB) offer low down payment programs that may be superior.

I am currently under contract for a 4 bedroom 3 bath home in Columbia Heights that I plan to live in for a year with roommates and then look for HCVP voucher holders to rent the entire home in the 2nd year. When runni...

They will try to get you to join a mentorship program. 

I actually used to teach the Introductory Flight Screening (IFS) program in Milton and have had the opportunity to meet and train lots of flight students like yourself. 

Some other resources I use that are free of charge:Turbo Tenant Stessa (accounting/expense/income tracking)Other investors rather have other paid for programs that included notices/group e-mails, etc...

To help veterans and active duty (and of course, eligible Guard & Reserve) buy a home, the VA through the VA home loan program will guarantee 25% of the purchase price up to a certain amount (usually known as the Conforming Loan Limit), enabling us to buy a home with a 0% down payment and no PMI.  

Before I jump in to this investment property journey, I’m curious to learn how you set up business expenses, rent collection, update costs, etc organized so it’s easy for tax time and analysis.are there programs or systems you swear by?

I work as a CAD Draftsperson (3D modeling of our fixtures to create blueprints, programs and cut lists) as well as a Carpenter when some extra help is needed on the floor.I bought a little ranch 2BD/1BR house in Milwaukee (Bay View), Wisconsin six years ago and have done a lot of work to it over the years - new custom kitchen, appliances, refinishing of original oak flooring, A/C, bathroom and 6' fenced in yard.

The lenders are all local banks, who suggest we use the SBA 7a program.