Other reasons are that FHA usually allows a higher debt-to-income ratio than Conventional, allows a lower credit score, and can have some more flexible underwriting guidelines.It's always best to find an experienced loan officer with a strong product arsenal to help you fit into the best product, and educate you so that YOU can make the right decision. 

I can't get into how this is done in a short post, but if you believe, you can do it by getting more educated.

If anyone has ideas as to how you might move forward from this point, I would be much appreciative to hear and I'm sure it would also be educational.  

Check it under Education.

Good luck at the workshop and let me know if you have any questions once you completed it in regards to local networking, education and networking.Regards,Joe Scorese

Look under the education tab and the Tools tab. 

Check it under Education.

Spending most of my time on the books, at the age of 14, I understood that creating wealth has nothing to do with hard working but more with financial education.

Below, are three of the most popular niches that you might want to explore to see which one grabs your interest.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/31/ultimate-beginners-guide-real-estate-wholesaling-2/ (Ultimate beginners guide to wholesaling)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/01/07/flipping-houses/ (step by step guide to flips)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/22/buying-rental-property/ (how to buy a rental property)Additionally, in the interim, simply bone up on the areas that you need to expand knowledge in such as, Forums, Marketplace, Learn, Network, Analyze and Resources.Continue to feast on the Podcasts, #askbp Podcasts, blogs and webinars Lastly, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two wayexchanges and look forward to educational, thought provoking ideasrelevant to REI.

Educate yourself, be realistic, start small, see if you like it, follow your passion, don't focus on the money, set realistic goals.