I have relied heavily on conventional lending, but am ready to venture away from that now.

@Anthony Wick the seller said I could do a buy out 10 year buy out at a small premium if I was interested.... looking at this and breaking it down it seems to me I would be taking a hit on the two duplexes that would be under a land contract and would be making up for it with the ones financed conventionally.....  

Brokers have insight and control of most inventory in any market.Drive for dollars and find vacant properties.

Sad, those that don't understand, in an effort to help maintain an inventory of affordable housing have seen the need to further burden those that could solve the problem with more needless regulation.

We did a conventional 30 year loan How did you add value to the deal?

@Nick BrubakerIf you are considering a career change, for conventional financing you will need to show a 2 year work history, so it may be a good time to pull the cash out now if you may need it.

Buying wont be a problem... you will be an owner occupant so that will allow you to get conventional financing.

I financed it as a multi-family investment property so we had to put down 25% and got a conventional loan.

Conventional investment property loan with 15% down payment through Fannie Mae. 6 months after the purchase, I did a cash out refinance and had negative 30 K invested in the transaction!

Hey all, what are the general requirements for a Conventional 97 loan?