We purchased our first private residence using a VA loan and we had full intentions of staying there for good, however a job change required us to move out of state 6 months after buying our house.

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I bet you can do it.

Next, your best bet on a SFR package is with a local bank as opposed to one of the larger national ones.

Good evening Pros,I am entering into an agreement with a flipper and I am the lender. I have set up the loan on an escalating interest rate as follows:Months 1-5 = 8%Month 6 = 9%Months 7-9 = 10%Months 10-12 = 12%It is...

I think selling and using the 1031 process to leapfrog into a few solid SFR rentals would be your best bet.

I'm looking for two private money loans on two sfh in San Antonio, TX, and have read about the many unscupulous companies who take upfront fees and skip out on the loan at the end of escrow, which of course, scares me. 

If I do come across a private lender, what is a fair fee to pay them for using their money for 6 months until I refi into a conventional loan and pay them off?  

I am currently working on a deal for two properties with a private seller who will finance them.

You must talk to some hard money lenders (which can range from a private individual with cash to lend, to a quasi-mortgage broker who does HML and bridge loans - the former often being the easiest/quickest/simplest to the work with, the latter often being more like applying for a conventional mortgage), because you have to know the following about your financing options/costs in order to evaluate potential deals:LTV/down payment requirements, and whether they cover just purchase, or both purchase and rehab costs.