We have always been a traditional brokerage (i.e., we help investors buy and sell houses that people other than CrestCore own).

@Charlie Cameron if you do go more traditional than wholesale there is also a VA renovation loan available that only a few lenders offer.

I figured traditional FHA lending would present a number of issues: delays, costs, and other limitations.

A traditional lender will require that you have 25% "skin" in any property, but that doesn't have to be cash, it can be equity.

Is it similar to your traditional loan where it’s based off you your DTI, credit,W2 job or is it based souly off of the property’s LTV?

We work with all kind of clients in Denver and Colorado Springs from first-timer homebuyers to high-end homes to traditional investors to house-hacking/Airbnb short-term rental buyers. 

If you had the cash for SFH rental properties (ie. traditional financing isn't an option currently because you're in between jobs), is it a good idea to invest using buy & hold strategy to start.. and in NW Austin?

Brunswick and Bath are further south, and in my opinion, are more promising rental markets for long term buy and hold than traditionally mid-coast towns like Camden and Rockland (though I love them both!).

When we moved to Florida it seems like it’s the traditional way where the buyer pays closing costs.

I know there are some nuances to this that traditional rentals do not face so I want to make sure I am fully prepared for the venture.