I want to buy and hold mostly fixer uppers but not do the traditional renters but more of renting to buy for individuals who cant currently qualify for a loan but dreamed of being a home owner.

@Jerome Harrod IIJerome you going to find it not impossible to find a boutique broker that will allow you to do personal deals that are not traditional listing deals.

@Kathryn Dillon I assumed you work for a traditional third-party PM company.

I'm a Real Estate Investing Entrepreneur that buys houses for cash using a variety of non-traditional strategies.

Then you could get in, add value and make your money there until you're in a better position to close traditionally or in a more attractive creative manner.

Today, I use both the traditional spreadsheet method paralleled with Personal Captial.These are the three things I try to track on regular basis in my life. 1) Networth 2) Life Goals : Business, Family, Personal etc.3) Weight / Fat % content 

If he is going to rehab and refinance I would give less favorable terms because that is going to take him longer in most cases than a traditional rehabwhat is the experience level of the borrower? 

My situation: self-employed but tax-return history not enough for 2 years, so seems traditional refinance is not gonna go through.

Thanks @Brandon Hall I guess I should move on from that traditional thinking of local face-to-face notion :-)

What interest rate would you be paying on the increased leverage to get to 100% on the SFR since many traditional loans will not go that high on a cash out refinance so your terms may actually be higher than the leverage on the condo.