You basically have two choices right now, you can put more money down or have a higher monthly payment.  

@Ryan Steiner.

@Ryan Proffit I can relate to that, sometimes I too get an irrepressible urge to swing.

@Ryan Evans I agree on knowing things before going to an agent, but I guess Zillow and RedFin makes it too easy to click on contact agent and have very little information about the neighborhood apart from assigned school.

If you do find a rookie agent that's going to make blind low ball offers for you off the bat it probably is not going to be a good use of their time and they will unlikely have the expertise to critique your investment choice. 

My question is which loan would be the smarter choice?

We are in the market for a vacation rental in Western NC.  Got a very good recommendation for a realtor there.  Started working with him last fall.  After some initial activity and one round of viewings, we've not hea...

Hey Ryan,Sounds like you are looking for project management software to organize everything?

@Nick Pandya you won't find a lot of choices for size and they are not cheap.

Thank you both @Michael Noto and @Ryan Luby!!