Hard money for the 1st loan or normal bank financing? 

Typically, this financing options available for properties with these unit-counts have looked more like the options for commercial real estate or large apartment building financing.

I don’t understand why an owner would consider seller financing.

Is it possible to finance a property in a self directed IRA? 

These days with high rates, I can see it being very difficult to find a property that would work.I second what Stevo said, huge difference between 4plex (residential financing) and 6plex (commercial financing).

Strategies for structuring seller financing deals in multifamily real estate.2.

Also, you didn't mention it but I am also specifically not asking about seller finance, it is an option but not the topic of this thread.

I am a senior at the University of Colorado Boulder studying finance and real estate looking to move back to California after graduating in a few weeks.

In these forums - A common question among real estate investors that want to get into the multifamily investing space is how to get financing.

The plan is to complete the 2nd property in PA, stabilize our finances and portfolio, pay down the HELOC, and build our cash balances back up.The timeline and time frame to reach my goals has changed a bit over the first year.