Conventional How did you add value to the deal?

conventional investment loan with all cash coming from myself. 20% down at 4.5% over 30 years.

You have to qualify both on the FHA end and then the 203K end versus a conventional loan where the restrictions are less versus hard money versus cash etc. 

Conventional Loan How did you add value to the deal?

You can also always just refinance into a conventional loan to get rid of the mortgage insurance once you get to 80% LTV.

One for a conventional note from a lender with a low ball price, one with your longer term note owner financed at asking with asked cash, or third with a middle price on a shorter note with more preferred terms.

A Fannie Mae conventional loan now specifically allows you to transfer title to a single member LLC after financing. 

If you don't want to go the conventional or bank route, you can try going for an asset-based loan, which doesn't care at all about your personal income (and won't even ask you for tax returns or pay stubs).One is the short-term bridge loan, which most people know as hard money. 

Conventional How did you add value to the deal?

Residential real estate is depreciated over a mid-month convention.