In terms of timeline, don't plan for it to be a fast process, your rockstar local loan officer will not be processing the assumption, it'll be a group of call center people reading scripts from a computer screen.

He is a good friend that I work with at the firehouse who has been interested in selling his property to me ever since I mentioned wanting to start investing in multi family property.

Refi out of VA and repeat that process.

Specifically, I'm curious about how you find information on local regulations, how you automate the process, and how you make it fast and efficient.So far, my approach has been to call each municipal building to ask about their regulations on short term rentals.

The process can be lengthy and complex.

Some of my clients have used a company called Rezio for Architectual, Engineering, and Permitting, they are great to work with and handle the whole process. 

If there's competition for the property, you might need to provide a price first and renegotiate later, especially if you have a contingency for well and septic issues.Step 4: Fixing the SystemsAfter securing the property, we start the permitting process for well and septic repairs immediately.

Hello Arnold, I personally used my 401k to buy my home back in 2017 so I know from experience its a pretty easy process.

2 years since I've been a loan officer.. was selling cashout refi for mostly VA but FHA and Conv as well...

Advice for the process and how I could find investors to partner with pleasethanks