I used to work for the fed govt, but since I no longer do, I cannot borrow a house down payment from TSP (401k) or withdraw without penalties until I'm 59.5.

What is your perfer method of inveting in Real Estate? 

Collect any deposit in an installment method if you don't have any in place ... 

Hi guys, what is your experience with low income/HUD tenants methods for paying rent?  

Hi can anyone help me I will be purchasing a flat or house for my sonwho has just finished schooling in the StatesI can buy cash up to $120000 dollars the rest if need would have to be a loan on the propertyI am an investor that has property in the UK but would like to learn the purchasing methods legals etcCan anyone help ?

You can also take other methods such as a 401k loan if you have that option. 

The condition and the value of the property are the most important factors in conventional appraisals.For Hard Money Lending their method of underwriting NORMALLY uses an appraisal as well but their approval is based strongly on the exit strategy of the property.  

As an aspiring multifamily investor, i would like to hear from others about what has worked for them as far as raising capital for deals...Apart from hitting up family friends and co-workers...I was wondering if anyone out there has any out of the box ideas for finding investors and raising capital....Is there someone out there that has had some success with a method that is not maybe the standard approach?

Low and zero down methods are a bit more difficult to do with an active full time day job due to being more time consuming.  

Additionally, I've also been wondering, rather than using equity to purchase a multifamily, should I be using the equity in a method I've heard to pay down and fast track the payment on principal?