Build the credibility by referencing your partners experience and leaning on experts such as attorneys, agents, lenders to validate your business plans with your investors.

Would finding a hard-money lender to get into the deal and then refinancing out to a DSCR product (maybe some type of portfolio loan) be a viable solution?

I think this is a great product.

Now there are some logistical items to consider as mentioned above but this is the entire purpose of the 203K loan product.  

Generally, if you're buying another home, it would have to be with a loan product other than FHA and make sure that you're not breaking any owner-occupancy requirements of your current loan.

What product are you looking for?

Hey Travis, you could go with a Non Qm product such as DSCR loans.

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do they handle restocking of products? 

do they handle restocking of products?