If you're looking at buying 4 plexes banks will still be looking at your credit and still be requiring traditional and confirming down payments.

Other options being renting a traditional office in town for $200-$300/month.Thanks!

To my understanding, a single-family and multifamily (2-4 units) are fairly similar as far as traditional financing. 

I am also an active duty Army Officer.My short term goal is to acquire two investment properties this year, one SFH in Jacksonville using traditional financing and one MFH in Columbia SC using VA homeloan financing. 

I bought a beautiful rental with traditional hardwoods throughout.  

The issue is that I cannot get a traditional or fha loan now.

He owes 108k, 60k for HELOC and 48k on existing mortgage and wants to purchase another house with his wife via traditional financing. 

That said, don't traditional loans also require the home to appraise albeit on a different set of criteria.  

I went the traditional route.

I think it's hard to argue that agents aren't overcompensated.Here's why this will fail: "Trelora's model is also different in that it pushes for flat fees on both sides of the home transaction, something traditional brokers argue will trigger a destructive race to the bottom."