There are many ways to invest in real estate, and many different forms of financing, and the "best" type will depend on what you are doing, your funds available, and so on.Here are a few examples:Many investors that buy and hold long term residential properties will use your standard conventional financing (typically 20% down for SFR and 25% down for 2-4 units).

.- while in school, I will not be able to work, so no income and my wife is a stay at home mom. - I am considering selling a few if not all (just 4) of my properties here in TX (I would hope to walk away with about $150k+). - I will be in school full time for 3 years along with clinicals in and around Nashville. 

How do you typically gain trust?

Agents are typically 1099 self employed contractors.

The challenge in the older home markets is that every one of the homes has some deferred maintenance, its just a question of how much. 

My primary property is a 3/2 1266 SF home on a 7500 lot.

If you do not own a primary home its easier because you can claim any 2-4 unit as primary and only have to put down 3.5% for FHA, 5% for Fannie Mae or No money down 100% of you are a Military Veteran.Live in the home for 12 months refinance pull some cash out and move on to the next property to buy.

In July 2024, a contractor was draining the pool into kitchen drain, but the drain clogged and flooded kitchen while no one was home.

Hello Everyone,I bought a home back in January 2024 using my FHA loan and I received a call from Atlantic Capital Funding saying that I could FHA streamline (interest reduction) from my 6.625% to 5.7% and could even get two mortgage payments covered, (allegedly).

In October of last year I moved out of my home of 15 years in Austin and converted it into a rental property.I originally paid $143k for the home, it's worth roughly $368k today.