I just had my first interview, waiting on the second.

After speaking with my family, they mentioned to look in property management service rather than going through a real estate agent.

I can't get a straight answer out of my team, and it's frustrating--to say nothing about how costly waiting to figure it out is.)

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Bad sign is owners saying waiting for my rent, not answering phone, etc.

Although the Fannie Mae product matrix mentions the acceptance of Community Seconds for down payments on Homestyle loans, it's crucial to note that Fannie Mae doesn't directly purchase Community Second loans; they set eligibility requirements for Homestyle loans.

As mentioned above, there's also the discount that reputable GC's get with subs because of volume.  

But wait, it gets better.

It also depends on the structure (for example, multiple levels of equity can drain returns for those lower in the stack).And then it depends on when in the cycle you ask (and if the deal is completed or has time to wait).

Is it worth waiting until we have more cash and purchase closer to Boston or do we move our endeavors north to get into real estate and scale up from there?