Interested in purchasing a vacation home in downtown Seattle. Specifically looking in the Belltown area. Just started exploring what is available, prices, and rents. It seems there is a significant discrepancy with th...

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

And don't buy something that is in bad shape.

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.

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

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

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).