Also now that the property was sold via HOA auction, they do not need to worry about SCRA since that borrower no longer owns the home.

Just to give an idea one of my residential agent friends listed a house here recently for 2,400 sq ft for 650,000.

Networking with investor friendly agents that have local connections is a good start

Compare, contrast, and then define your own policies utilizing common sense.You must proactively defend your decisions.

As a local investor and agent here in Columbus, let me know if you have any questions or want to connect!

If you do not have 30- 40k you are not getting anything.Find deals, flip the contract , earn , save then go on your own, Good luck 

I have picked up a curiosity and even passion for short-term rentals and hope to own my own STR property in the area of the University I am attending. 

Obviously, based on my relationship with the company, I'm not unbiased, but most people here on BiggerPockets know that I value my reputation above all, and when I agreed to join FTF as an advisor a couple years ago, it was because I was very impressed not only with their business model and underwriting guidelines, but with the CEO (Matt Rodak) and the rest of the management team.I have no requirement to invest my own money on the FTF platform; I do that simply because I like the platform, like the deals that are being funded and find the returns to be nearly as good as the private lending I do, but without all the overhead. 

In my market, agents/investors/wholesalers pitching creative financing get this objection as well.They typically have a 2nd offer (usually much lower purchase price) for the owner to be able to accept now and cash out. 

Hello, I have 6 rental properties under an LLC that is equally owned by me and my soon to be ex wife.