You could also possibly partner with a relative who knows / trusts you to make up for any shortcomings you may have.After that, presuming you have good credit, you can go to a mortgage broker and they will evaluate your credit and financial "worthiness" against their requirements for their lenders to lend to you.  

Its tough to know if they have these three when you are starting out.

I know here in PDX Multi is starting to tip over in some areas..  

Please let me know of any groups in Nashville.Please feel free to contact me on the BP forum, via email, or on LinkedIn.

Does anybody knows what the code is?

Hello Everyone,This might be a little uncomfortable to say but I don't know where else to go.

g=173096))Housing supply shortage: # new jobs per permit issued >1.5 (based on https://www.nar.realtor/research-and-statistics/housing-statistics/housing-shortage-tracker)Rent affordability <.33 (based on https://www.zillow.com/research/housing-supply-32743)Housing affordability <.40 (based on https://www.zillow.com/research/housing-supply-32743/)Based on these criteria I got 3 cities: Raleigh, NCCharleston, SCSan Antonio, TXI would love to know your thoughts on this methodology.

I know there are lots of stats and things to look at when analyzing deals as well as markets like job growth, unemployment, etc.

I know I looked at some new construction out in lehigh valley and those numbers were far to tight for me. 

Don't know what that means.6. 12.5% markup for reno/repairs...That's reasonable, yet, you need to have some mechanism in place for the bid process.