We're working with a new construction builder who has an in-house lender (Austin, Texas area).

If I had a good tenant and they continue to be a good tenant, I don't care where they legally get their money from.I agree that most S8 do not meet my criteria even without considering the source of the income.However, we have another policy that also works against S8.  

We’d have a regularish house, a few acres (maybe more), gardens, alpacas, chickens. 

Because you are forcing equity into the house you are sometimes able to pull back out the entire purchase and rehab process to return to your investor then you own the home with just the mortgage.

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Good Morning,So I have always dreamed of getting a duplex as my first house and to house hack to get my foot in the door in real estate investing.

Sounds like the house is not local to you, OP.

Hello All,I am very new to house investing and just recently make up my mind to seriously looking into STRs.I have been thinking about Great Smoky Mountain, TN area or Destin FL area.

I bought my first house when I was 24 and now have 5 relatively small properties in Michigan!

We then purchased 2 houses for investment purposes.