What strategy is this...a slow flip that you are living in, a traditional rehab and sell, your primary residence you intend to inhabit forever?

@Nicole Heasley If you are looking to purchase a single family home as a primary residence you can get away with as little as 3% down.

I applied for a HELOC from the same bank that holds my mortgage on my primary residence.

hi everyone,I'm thinking about house hacking out of state (I currently reside in California).what are some qualifications that lenders look for in a FHA loan?

@Wayne Brooks @Kim Martin I encountered with a property in TN under foreclosure by the bank and I've been told that for a period of 21 days I, as investor, can not bid on it (fiest dibs goes to people who will gonna use it as primary residence).I guess this may change on case by case scenario.

@Teal PriceIF you want to go back into any kind of investment real estate - 1031 is the answer.If you don't want to be a real estate investor anymore but can be patient - then sell, 1031, buy a nice house, rent it for a year or two and then move in as your primary residence. 

The best source is drive the streets, talk to residents and investors who already have a footprint in the area.

I am currently doing a rent to own in my primary residence, and I’ve been living here for the last 3 years.

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