If you are looking to lower your taxable income, this could be a good option for you.The few investors that I have seen be successful with these types of properties were highly involved with their investments.  

If you've decided to sell the house, my recommendation would be to do an analysis of how much it would sell for given various different rehab scenarios:- No rehab- Light rehab- Medium rehab- Full rehabYou can define those terms above any way that makes sense for your house (and you can have many more point for analysis as well).Once you have the likely selling values for each of those scenarios, compare the cost with the potential profit (and the work involved) and take the approach that maximizes your return.

Agents Involved in real estate cash transactions.  

What value would you put on my involvement? 

According to the American Land Title Association, the following types of loans do not have to comply with TRID:Home-equity lines of credit Reverse mortgages Mortgages secured by a mobile home or dwelling not attached to land No-interest second mortgage made for down payment assistance, energy efficiency or foreclosure avoidance Loans made by a creditor who makes five or fewer mortgages in a year And, in addition, 100% cash transactions (no lender involved) are also exempt.

Hello everyone,As a long time listener of the BP podcast its great to finally be posting on the site and getting involved with the community here.  

Any advice on loan types that involve both a first time buyer and renovation cost with minimal down?

Get involved and ask all the question you have.  

I just started getting involved with it mainly because I want to provide more for my family and also because I love real estate.

My wife has 2 brothers who are also involved in this.