Since FHA lends against the borrowers DTI, and is not an asset based loan product, how does a borrower, and beginner investor that has 50-100k w2 income, get a 300k-1.2M loan for a 2-4 unit multi family property?

I’m also looking into getting my real estate license this year to help as an extra source of income but also just to learn the ins and outs even more.

Interest income from lending is taxed at your ordinary income rate.

The tax benefits are also great.Where interest earned from lending personal money is subject to ordinary income tax rates, interest earned in a traditional SD 401k retirement plan is tax-deferred or tax-free through a Roth SD 401k plan.

Apparently I can’t count income from mobile home and income from storage units changes the type of loan and the property won’t cash flow with just the income from the single family.

; doing this greatly reduced the number of non-serious viewings...all this stuff saves me a lot of time and effort (which ultimately saves me money, and allows me to make more money).  ...so, I'd suggest studying up on how to streamline your tenant acquisition process--putting in some work up-front on that can save you a lot of time, effort and money in the long run.Good luck out there!

This criteria would imply that this land is near the grid, flat, and underneath the sun.LandWatchSan Bernandino Desert Land 80 acres Price: $58.8k seller finance at 320/monthTaxes $120/year = 12/monthTotal Monthly Payments 332/monthWeb BrowsingRental income from Renewable sites roughly $750-500/acre annual (62-42 monthly)80 acres at $500 annual = 40,000 annual 3,333 monthlyTotal Monthly Income 3,333/monthTotal Monthly Payments 332/monthTotal Preliminary CashFlow 3,001/monthAnnualized ROI 63%The land posting does not mention a down payment so I assumed 30yr financing at 5.25% to get roughly $320.

I think maximizing the occupancy in a residence is a very acceptable way to reduce costs, but many of them are already doing that.

Increased rates makes it more difficult for first time buyers because 1) the financed payment goes up 2) it decreases movement which results in boomers, etc not downsizing which lowers volume on the market and helps keep the prices from falling.Other drivers for these large rent increases are the recent property appreciation (last 10 years have had huge RE appreciation) and rents lag the property value increases, the Covid eviction moratorium has identified new risk that must be reflected in the income, the continuing trend to move to high growth areas which results in a large housing shortage in these areas, the lag of new housing starts that has existed since the Great Recession.  

We currently have some money saved up thats sitting in a bank account and waiting to be invested, but I am not sure whether or not to invest in an airbnb for more potential cash flow or a multifamily for a steadier income.