But the property manager is an elite PM and he works alongside a rock star agent, My PM recommend I work with his agent because they work investors so my decision was to stop working with the initial real estate agent I was in contact with since he didn’t really work with investors and didn’t have the same level of experience.

There are great conventional loan products that have the similar down payment requirements but could be more advantageous cause it will not require a refinance to get rid of mortgage insurance.  

Find out what you qualify for and what product nuances they have and then you'll know. 

You could have the coolest neatest product but if it’s in a bad location it will greatly affect the value in the demand.

Then you can either refinance it into a long term financing product or sell the property for profit.

Our biz, North Star Homes, is new and we are drawn to flips but are warming to the idea of buy and hold.

In addition, you will have a lot of trouble getting a great deal with an loan FHA product so I would recommend speaking to a lender about using a conventional loan product.

The VA loan is an incredible product that can allow you to purchase more real estate and build your portfolio faster.

Hey Shawn, when it's 5+ units, then that's considered more of a commercial loan product, where most rates are in the 5s and up from that.

Long amortization periods on fixed loan products combined with compound interest on investments is probably your best bet at maintaining an inflation resistant nest egg.