Hard money lenders may take a quick peek at your credit or finances, but much less rigorous than a traditional bank or mortgage company would.

But also consider installing a good motion sensor flood light to cover the parking via the alley.

House hacking will be one of those pivotal moments in your and you will see the light!

However, if I cannot get the property through FSBO or private lending, it will be very difficult to acquire through a traditional loan.

I'd pass and advise you to pursue a more traditional single family home investment.

Originally posted by @Shawn Melis:@Blanton McGheeTotally agree with others, if you have POF and loan approval, ED should be no more than $5k.this is regional  in CA high priced areas  EM is traditionally 10% of offer price. 

After that, it's a pretty short step to BRRRR.The challenge with starting with BRRRR is you have to be competent in all areas of the strategy, versus a traditional turnkey purchase you really only need to be able to analyze a deal.

Start with the exterior, then inquire about light work interior before raising rents...

Thank you for bringing these to light, Anna!

Hi guys, I'll preface this by saying I'm a new investor and I am trying to understand how I can use traditional funding on investment properties.