I have one investment property currently that I used an FHA mortgage to acquire.

Sometimes seminars are held discussing strategies for acquiring property with little to no money down

My goal is to acquire cash-flowing real estate.

Has anyone here ever bought a tax lien/deed to a multi-unit (small apartment complex......or large) via tax sale?1. What condition was the complex?2. Where tenants in place?  If yes did you keep or evict them?3. Did y...

I do realize that I may have to live in my first property for a couple years, whether it is to pay down the mortgage to achieve 75% LTV, to acquire more savings from my full time job, or both.

So the plan is to acquire private lending to purchase the home and rehab, then turn around and do a cash out refi with a traditional bank to pay back most, if not all, of the higher interest private funding. 

For about 3 years I have diligently made payments and paid taxes with the property gaining over 100k+ in equity.I want to leverage my money to make another acquisition for building a rental portfolio, but i don't know how to approached financing (non-traditional) and acquiring the right property to start my journey.  

As for the HMLs, I haven't ever had any issues with acquiring a bank owned property while using them.Gary

I'm trained as an architect, and will acquire my license in the next year or so.

And for a HML to lend 80% in what in TN would be basically the rough hoody type areas to an out of state investor.. that would be suicide for them..