He has helped me get the construction plans through city approval without any issues thus far, but I am certainly keeping my eyes open.

I live in Pennsylvania and I feel like the real estate agent I was working with has ghosted me and says there is nothing we can do right now, after I got pre-approved of course.

Bring any communication about the initial walk through especially if the tenant approved or signed off.

@Josue Gudino  @Anthony Ybarra  If you are willing to do what Anthony is doing and house hack a 4plex with an fha loan (assuming it meets the self-suffiency requirements for the loan to approve) then definitely go for it and as rates are less than 3% currently and to cut your cost of living it is a great way to go. 

I have been approved by a lender for 300,000 but I am concerned with the risk due to me being in California?

After she approved a tenant, can others still apply, get approved, and sign a lease before the first tenant provided that she gets a better offer from others?

I have seen at least one investor run into trouble because they took their approval to a courthouse auction not knowing it would work.

Maybe having the pre-approval or line of credit or hard money letter is the thing you were missing.

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@Abel CurielI did get pre approved over the weekend and I was approved for 110K