Both own multiple LTR houses.Be aware that if you buy a STR in your SDIRA you can never stay in it or work on it while your IRA owns it.

If you can wait you may want to do so, educate yourself a bit, save up the capital and put yourself in a better position. buying properties as investments with low money down isn't usually a great strategy especially now were you won't be certain when you can refi

If you buy 4 separate properties…you will have 4 separate conventional loans.

To make the numbers work, you have to buy right!! 

I'm looking to buy a home now but larger banks such as NFCU seem to want tax returns that show lower DTI numbers, which is causing me issues as the accountant provided substantial writeoffs on my returns. 

Buy-and-hold rentals provide a more stable option, with projected annual appreciation of 5-7% and a strong rental market driven by population and job growth.

Hey everyone, first post, new to the community, and looking to grow my knowledge (and wallet) to start buying in the next year or two.

Not to mention this is not counted as a legal area of living for owner occupied financing (if you're buying a multi unit).

I don't know any private lenders and hard money makes me nervous since I'm a buy and hold guy and the payback isn't as cut and dry as it is on a fix and flip.

I have a current tenant who would like to buy a rental house he's leasing.