Also talk to title companies that do a lot of business with investors. from what i understand ND is one of 12 states that requires a state MLO license and NMLS registration for any loan that is on a 1 to 4 unit regardless if its owner occ or not..

If you house-hack a duplex or fourplex, you can rent out the other unit(s). 

Hi Vasudev,We self manage our 8 units in Anchorage, AK.

Anchored in the Sandhills region, it holds significance in national defense owing to its adjacency to the Fort Bragg Army base and Pope Army Airfield.The median sold price has surged by 7.2% year-over-year to reach $225,000 ($142/sqft), with an impressive 42% of homes sold below asking price last month.

Our family of 3 plan to live in one unit and rent out the other.

In case your aré interested, I am selling a 12 Unit in Playa del Carmen, 10min from the beach.

(Max vacated rents - your monthly mortgage payment) = +/- net cashflow.On the other hand, you could also look into multifamily units where you can live one of the unit and rent out the other vacant units with as little as 5% down payment.

We're based in Orlando, manage long-term rentals 1-80 units, and own/manage 48 units ourselves, so we know what it's like to be an owner and a manager. 

However, key is they need equity in a deal and with this method it's already just sitting idle in the account and never falls below the threshold of their requirements because our vacancy rate is so low .54% and 1.24% YTD with our 2 companies.I would stay away from national lenders and try community banks or credit unions. 

It's the same with loans.On a $400,000 loan for 30 years, a 1/4% interest difference costs you something like $23,000 in frozen costs not to mention that you could be investing that money along the way.Here are some of the companies owner by Fidelity NationalAll of the major title companies get their titles through FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANYand their list is something akin to And on it goes.