My properties are in new Britain Connecticut and I’m having some trouble finding a lender who would entertain this type of product.

Start calling all of your local banks and CUs to see what products and terms they offer.LLC won't change things, since you'll still have to personally guarantee the mortgage.

There are programs out there that no one uses because they are too much headache and there are better products from other sources.

This makes perfect sense and is right up my alley since I am a software product manager by trade and am constantly testing ideas before committing them to a roadmap.

Depending on the product (anything 4 fam and under) any agent can list.

I see many great looking deals on Roofstock, but it seems as if their properties are overpriced and their "4 star neighborhoods" are ones that I'm told are not good at all, neighborhoodscout says it's number 2 on the crime index out of 100 (1 being the worst), areavibes gave it an F rating on crime, employment, schools, and housing. 

When it flows via a k1 you will get a bump in your debt to income ratio when working with Freddie/Fannie products versus the standard page 1 carry of your rentals.

Again, it's a great product, but if increasing your underlying liability limits to meet the requirements of the umbrella is daunting from a cost perspective you can get your liability from the property policy.

"portfolio" loan products which lump multiple properties together. 4.

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