Video games have been a fun hobby since I was old enough to grasp the Pong controller but I suppose I've reached a point in life where I'm looking for something more and considering the future of our family. 

The actual Fannie Mae guideline is below: I hope this helps anyone decide to get into the rental game.  

New to the game , anyone in el paso tx doing the same.

Sounds like that LOC has been a game changer! 

I know appreciation isn't the game out in the mid-west (Wisconsin, Milwaukee specifically), but we have family out there and our personal situation makes it a little bit easier.  

push hard for as large as an em deposit as you can get and likely keep  The more skin she has the game the more she is likely to close.  

While we take great care of our home, I have found the key is for the other side to have skin in the game too.

I'm looking at buying a set of 3-5 du/tri/quad-plexes over the next 5-8 years, then transitioning them into a 10-20 unit apartment building.End game is somewhere in the range of 50-100 doors spread out over 2-5 high-quality properties.

My end game is to spend more time with my son and less time working tedious and unfulfilling jobs to support him.

One of the best things you can do when you are first starting out is find an experienced investor to team up with to help you get some skin in the game.