I’m torn between thinking I have to stay at this high stress/low paying job for 2 years just to meet that requirement or pursuing my career in brokering mortgages to kickstart and really ramp up my capital savings to obtain my house hack that much faster.

Really the key/only reason I'd like to get my license is to be able to react faster to see properties that go on the market. 

Looks like a great start, and hope you guys get your offer weighted as first time home buyers.

I understand I could cash out refi but with time lines extended, banks tightening standards on cash out, and our need for a faster solution I’d rather put the property, which has significant equity, down as the leverage for a new loan for purchasing a new property.We have a rent roll option with 25% down at 7% interestHard money at 8% but only for 6 month time frame.We’d like a more competitive option that uses existing assets rather than typical credit standards.

General knowledge is underrated, most people give weight to excessive expertise...

.#1 is probably faster, and is what most drywall guys are going to recommend. #2 is definitely cheaper if you do it yourself, probably more money if you have a drywall guy do it, less disruptive than tearing out the old drywall but way more mess from sanding. 

Hey- My wife and I connect with a conventional loan officer who used CreditXpert to analyze our credit. The results were wife's credit score is excellent... mine not so much. The tool very insightful; however, their o...

As you grow, it makes things much cleaner and faster.

While some don't place much weight on credit scores, we have found a direct correlation between a lower score and late rent.

"Facebook is building a new Data Center"I wouldn't let that hold too much weight.