These loans are for a minimum $100K to $1-1.5M (different loan guidelines depending on the max loan amount).

To keep it short and sweet, depending on your deal you should have plenty of options. 

Depending on where the rental is, that might have an affect on what people are looking to stay in.

To beat 5.25% mortgage rate....the corresponding, offsetting stock market return would be at least double that...It depends on what you think the future brings.

Hi Kmsuea, it all depends on your commitment to actively looking for and purchasing a property. 

You might have additional items depending on your market.1. 

It would depend on my entire experience with them.

Finding information this way is often faster when necessary information couldn't be obtained directly through the internet.That's the old fashion way of doing things before the internet.  

It also depends what you mean by experienced.

I get mine from my banks at 7 to 9 depending on where prime is.