Conventional 30 year fixed loan with 5% downHow did you add value to the deal?

In this seller's market, if there are multiple offers, a 203k loan will not be as strong as a conventional loan.  2.

I already have a conventional loan with my primary residence (purchased less than a year ago) so I will have to go the 20% route to get financing.A family relative is willing to put the down payment from his funds if I am willing to get the loan and be responsible for it.

Everett,My advice would be refinance your VA loan into a conventional loan take out some cash if possible and turn around and use your VA loan again. 

Each are mortgaged 30 year conventional with 20-25% down. 

I have only evaluated using conventional loan numbers. 

I will finance this purchase through an FHA loan where I will put down 3.5% and then in one to two years post-investment refinance into a conventional loan.I hope to work and network with all of you!

I will finance this purchase through an FHA loan where I will put down 3.5% and then in one to two years post-investment refinance into a conventional loan.But as I began to take action, I ran into two distinct problems:1.

What does it look like when you already have ten conventional mortgages and you have to start doing portfolio loans?

If you have 20% to put down you may want to run the numbers on a conventional loan vs. an FHA loan and see which is better for your situation.