Well, after we closed and brought our rehab team in, they discovered a small door in the back of the property (covered with siding, so it blends in). 

First, I would like to tell you a little bit about our goals, our  situations, and how we blend them to make the team that we currently have.Let me start by giving you the make-up of our team so far.

First, I would like to tell you a little bit about our goals, our situations, and how we blend them to make the team that we currently have.Let me start by giving you the make-up of our team so far.

I can seamlessly switch back and forth from Desktop to Macbook with ease and on the fly.

With any lender money is finite so you may find a blend of private and hard money lenders if you have multiple projects going at once. 

So it was a fairly seamless transaction.

They'll quote your properties through numerous carriers and find the best blend of coverage for the cost.

HI @Scott Gadea, the answer is:  Save more money ORInvest in a lower cost market Both are methods that people have used for years to generate great amounts of financial stability or wealth, but the latter is a wonderfully efficient arbitrage play AND many would recommend this because of the fact that your home market is a cyclical market and you'd be wise to build assets in linear markets, or at least hybrid markets that blend the benefits of the two.For more information on investing in real estate outside of your home base area, check out David Green's book Long Distance Real Estate Investing

He was great to work with and had an attractive product and clear communication and great assistant that made it all very seamless.

Though, a low down payment to lock in an owner occupied rate should not set you back too much if you wanted to blend the two strategies.