But if you're looking at properties all over the country in different neighborhoods, I would caution against generalizing too much.Vacancy will heavily depend on the area the property is in

Some may also offer a short term bridge debt option that rolls into permanent financing at a certain benchmark, saving in refi costs.DSCR lenders as I'm using it will be permanent debt financing for many investors because these loan products look heavily at the income the property produces.

A form of house hacking but I keep running into issues making it work.What I am trying to figure out is, 1. can I depreciate an fha property like that heavily to offset taxes?

I am flipping pretty heavily out of state and I buy a lot of off market deals (all value add).

However, i know that there are many cities within California that prohibit or heavily tax Airbnb's.

@Llewelyn A.. we are heavily invested in C Class properties in Indianapolis.. we pay cash for properties for what would be a down payment in other areas.... so we can own a lot more properties and spread the risk.

The consumer side is heavily regulated and it is definitely a no-no to submit directly without going through the broker, but "commercial loans" are not as heavily regulated.

On the contrary, something like real estate professional status is NOT a loophole, since its directly mentioned in the tax law and is heavily litigated. 

I'd like to understand which factors are weighed most heavily in the underwriting stage so I can try to get approved.

Labor is the biggest cost of construction and it heavily varies by location.My husband and I have only done spec homes thus far, but we're getting into doing custom homes now.