I know there are several other BP members in Logan that are active on the site, so you should be able to link up with some folks locally as well.Logan can be a tough market for rentals since the rent rates are pretty low compared to the purchase price and there's not a lot of inventory. 

conventional, 20% down with a partnerHow did you add value to the deal?

@Steve SwensonYou could start out with owner financing, improve the value of the properties, and then look into refinancing with a longer term conventional mortgage.

Conventional mortgage loan

But the remaining balance would still be less Out of Pocket than closing costs on a conventional mortgage. 

@Scott VoiersPurchase and fix with HML at 11% and refi - in 6 months at conventional rates

I have systems for cleaning, staging, quarterly/annual maintenance, inventory checks through Properly. 

I plan on buying the property in my name as a primary residence as I get to put down 20% instead of 25% conventional; and I get a rate that's .5% lower than investment rates. 

I made sure to point out that conventional financing would likely lead to a waste of time and additional work on his end, and he understood because he held many properties.

You can do that with conventional mortgage financing.