I have seen people online switching to insulated concrete forms (ICFs) for the foundation and walls instead of traditional framing to save on the costs of wood.

I know traditionally you need to put 20% down..but Maybe with FHA I could get away with 3.5%ish then refinance conventional..repeat? 

Traditional lending can certainly take that long.

I never thought much about them until I saw some of the returns they were getting sometimes 2x or 4x what a traditional rental will pull in. 

Hey @Christian Rodriguez,I haven't been in the BP forums for a few years, finally making time to get back in the trenches.Are you still looking around Lockhart? 

You use hard money to rehab properties so you can refinance out of them into a traditional mortgage.

@Michael Plante Of course the numbers are the priority first and foremost but traditionally a larger asset has better economies of scale that's why people tend to try and buy the biggest property they can afford to get.

I am wanting to transition from a “traditional” buyers agent to working with investors but am wanting to research more before I dive head first.

something in foreclosure is not always a good deal when you account for the factors that you may buy it "as-is", and closing may take way longer time than a traditional listing.

Make retirement priority in this order, company match, Roth, traditional until you have 15% gross income budgeted for this.