@Lawrence Your only choice might be hard money with a 500 credit score.

There are several ways to do this but do whatever is popular there. 

Finally Remember why you got into this line of buisness, maybe that will set things into perspective for you and lead you to make the right choice for yourself.

@Greg ScottGreat advice I took the new real estate agents advice to lie and it backfired , it was t my first choice but I’ll learn and own it thank you

Early in my investing career, a broker recommended if I planned to FHA-hop from property to property, that I should start by buying something like a quad and then downsizing to a duplex, the rationale being, of course if given the choice you'd want to move into a duplex over a quad, so it would make sense from a lender perspective.At the end of the day, though, @Chris Mason is spot on when he says (though he didn't necessarily say it in these terms) it's all about the story you're able to tell for why you want to move to the new property.

Laminate is more scratch resistant and LVP is more water resistant but with the newer laminates either one is a good choice.

There is flipping, turnkey, brrrr, syndications in SFR, MF, MHP, SS, Land, etc... a myriad of choices.

What about real estate interest you specifically and what do you feel passionately about.Do you want to build a portfolio that continues to earn or are you looking to get in and out fast and put the return in your pocket or to work towards the next one.Figure out where you want to be then the choice on how to get there may become easier.

In most of our rehabs, we opt for a light-colored countertop that steers away from brown colors that were so popular just a few years ago.

Absentee Owners have been popular for a long time, and are apparently still somewhat effective (people are still mailing to them) but they are getting multiple offers to buy their home.