Better deals were done right after the real estate bubble burst and there were more distressed properties available at better prices than today.

I am not sure I have the DTI to qualify, nor do I want to put 20% down on this property, as I would rather use my current available cash for more active business ventures that are currently giving me higher and faster COC returns.

Asking what "programs" might be available will only get you what hard money lenders are doing or what brokers will be offering, that's not true private money.If your grandmother has a friend willing to lend you money you need to strike your deal with her.

Students are not a protected class, but no insurance is available, how do students get car insurance, I doubt this flies for long, as many people that need to be retrained and that could go to school after they lease and then get a lease terminated over insurance?

I once checked with the state on a grant to repair housing and rent it, but the grant was only available to sell houses, and only to low income people.

I see VRMCO has the properties listed, but no financing is available as of yet?

I am a business coach as well as an investor and I always create a business model and a list of goals with a realistic plan of action to reach those goals.The real estate market is on the move and now is the time to be an investor, based on cash and time available to invest the opportunities are unlimited.Good luck...Marv Rousselow

Problem is, he's not in real estate and doesn't even know where to begin.It's a pretty specific property, I mean it's really only available for an investor who wants (and can afford) to build on it.

(Or learn it as fast as I want to learn it.)I have heard about being able to take out a loan on a 401k but wasn't sure if that was available with a Roth 401k or just a traditional 401k.

Back then, the products available required a mechanical bond.