Property #4 Traditional financing with the Power of networking – As soon as we freed up some cash, we put the word out that we were looking and David came through with a block of four buildings about to go on the market.

If you're in the business long enough, whether a traditional or wholesale you'll eventually run into a situation where a seller may "feel" taken advantage of when arriving at the closing table.  

My team includes experienced contractors and knowledgeable service providers, quality traditional and hard/private money lenders able to finance up to 100% of ARV, 90% of LTV and more, sources for individual and business lines of credit, stated income and blanket loans, even shelf corporations and am knowledgeable with the use of land trusts, land contracts, lease options and similar strategies to acquire property.

Was just approved for a traditional loan at 4.2% on a nice foreclosure.

I live in a traditional Chicago 3-flat.

From a traditional banks?

You will need cash to buy and fix, your chances of traditional financing are slim unless you take out a loan from Aus.Have you figured out how many rentals you need to be able to retire by 30? 

As for the VA loan, I will likely just use my wife's this time around or perhaps just go for a traditional loan. 

I was told that mine will no be a traditional closing and I'll just be scanning my license and signing a few documents for closing. 

When I had a ROBS account, I was purchasing all cash, not financing.You won't be allowed to secure the loan using your IRA or any assets within your IRA, so traditional financing is out.