A new supplement to the HAFA guidelines "amends this restriction to allow servicers the discretion to approve sales to non-profit organizations with the stated purpose that the property will be rented or resold to the borrower, so long as all other HAFA program requirements are met."

It's not something to be entered into lightly and I suggest finding a partner that really knows what they are doing to assist you in your first few deals until you get it down.

There is no "obvious" reason why you are trying to pay back less than you have borrowed.

There are an assortment of realtors in the area that would be happy to assist you in renting, if that is the route you choose

Residential Assisted Living (RAL) is taking off NOW.Self-Storage has and continues to grow, a side effect of more people renting multifamily rather than buying homes.Multifamily value-add continues to soar due to demand also by millenials and empty-nesters seeking less work on the house and more flexibility to spend money on travel and exeriences rather than stuff that chains them down. for us RE "investors" it's the ticket to syndication, scalability and leverage.New multifamily buildings with modern concepts with mixed-use living (offices/co-working spaces, fooderies, mixed age and walking distance living with innovative rentable electric scooters, bikes, car chargers, and light rails) all in one beautifully assembled arrangement is what attracts 12000!

You just need to make sure you factor the costs of borrowing the money from a hard lender into your formula so all of your numbers work.Transactional funding comes from companies who typically will fund a deal for one day.

I'm seeing a more aggressive stance from what is being claimed by members here on BP, such as cash out refis after 6 months, it must be in areas where property values are going back up at a faster rate in general.On the conservative side, prudent lending practices will be stressed, meaning that a lender may not do so much of those "if it makes sense, we loan it" type deals, it may be tougher for a deal to make sense.All in all, I doubt a qualified borrower will see much of a difference on the street as the new changes will be played out in the operations side of the lenders and their relationships between other lenders and securitized markets.Actually there are more aggressive measures in making a loan, the debt to income for a residential loan has gone from 36% to 43% allowing borrowers to qualify with more debt!

,Most banks want you to have skin in the deal, and most will ask you is the down payment borrowed money, and you don't want to lie that is consider mortgage fraud.

Email me if you have any questions about the SA area, if you need a real estate agent i can assist with that also.

Greater Houston is a great place for real estate investments given the deflated prices compared to other US markets & the impressive population growth.Here are a few tips in this market:- lack of zoning makes knowledge of subdivisions(neighborhoods) VERY important; so know your numbers by subdivisions, i.e DOM, avg sales & rental price per sqft etc- market in Houston below $150k is overpopulated right now- too many people & too many transactions- so don't be fooled by recent sales data since they may be inflated; true value of SF investment properties should be driven by cap rates; SF rental market in Houston in north of 10% cap rateLet us know if we can assist on any way- we provide data to help investors find their own off-market deals.