Our primary focus thus far is to buy and hold rental properties, both single family or multi unit.I look forward to learning from you all and eventually contributing to this great platform!

We've found that the longer you take to enter your expenses and income into whatever platform you use, the harder it becomes to stay on top of it.  

Properties that have 5 or more units.If you are "in the box" (less than 10 loans, stable w2 income, adequate down payment, suitable property) the best approach IMO is a mortgage broker that has a significant portion of their business in the investor segment.

When you decide to buy & hold, especially with a property that needs rehab, you are making a time-based bet on the ability of that house in that market to provide a suitable return.

(What kind of rates would be 'good' and what would be 'bad' as far as where the market sits right now).4th : Find a suitable home with a higher ROI (at least 8% is my goal).5th : Purchase said propertyDoes this sound like the right way to go?

@Bac Nguyen Hello Bac I hope you are making progress on the situation you mentioned.Take a look at Evergreen Note Servicing: notecollection.com.They offer a very strong investor platform available online 24/7 and are licensed in North Carolina.

I raised that issue with a platform.  

etc.)Even if you're not sure you're ready to start yet (you're probably not because you said you had just started learning and may not yet know enough to know which strategies you're interested in or which would be most suitable for you at this time) but talking about financing with someone who knows what's possible is a great start and having the name of a realtor never hurts.  

This is a great platform to learn everything there is about REI.

What type of loan would be suitable for a buy and hold property?