Buying another primary residence, rent our your current home, and then find a place with a walk-out basement where you can rent that to someone else so that you can save more for your next investment.  

They may decide to buy a house or get a job of high enough quality that they do a background check on them and they need to get the judgment released in order to qualify.  

when buying this property you had to have had the intent of holding for investment use. 

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Is that loss more than the gain from buying the prowprty today?

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

You are likely about half of that if (unless you pay points to buy the rate down). 

I decided not to buy anymore and stick with my few solid properties that have a good amount of equity. 

Occasionally, I'm asked about two or more people pooling their resources to buy properties.

Full Brick Detached Duplex in Optimist Park (4 Bd/2 Ba) 1610 sq feetPP: $565k                                                                                            DP: $28k                                                                                              Closing Costs: $0 ($15k seller credits)                                            *Used to cover CC & Buy Down RateRenovations & Furnishings (MTR/STR): $47kCash Invested: $75kARV: $675k-$700kJust a quick aside, I think right now is a great time for an investor, because there are a lot more people on the "side line".