Work history, income, credit score, etc. are important for new investors like me. 

Also, how do your personal finances and credit score look?

This is a great site to seek out more info.Here is some more info on conventional financing, that you may find helpful.You can borrow for up to 10 conventional mortgages.You have the option of a 15, 20 or 30 year term.For A Fixed Rate Purchase, Investment properties, Mortgages 1-4; A SFR requires a LTV of 85%A MFR requires a LTV of 75%A minimum credit score of 620For A Fixed Rate Purchase, Investment properties, Mortgages 5-10; A SFR requires a LTV of 75%A MFR requires a LTV of 70%Minimum credit score of 720Here are some answers to FAQ as well;1.

My plan is to keep my credit score moving upward toward a point where I’ll be able to get a line of credit from my credit union. 100, maybe $150,000 to start.

Here is some more info on FHA Financing;Single Family Residence or The rental units are an owner-occupied two (2), three (3) or four (4) unit property Maximum Basic Standard FinancingSingle - $271,050Duplex - $347,000Triplex - $419,425Fourplex - $521,250FHA Basic High Cost area limits are:Single - $625,500Duplex - $800,775Triplex - $967,950Fourplex - $1,202,925Financing for Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, Virgin Islands -Single - $938,250 Duplex - $1,201,150Triplex - $1,451,925Fourplex - $1,804,375Here is the site to search by county for the maximum financing. https://entp.hud.gov/idapp/html/hicostlook.cfmMaximum Financed Properties The maximum of four financed properties includes the subject property.Inducements to Purchase Certain expenses, paid by the seller and/or another interested third party, on behalf of the borrower, are considered “inducements to purchase” and result in a dollar for dollar reduction to the lesser of the sales price or appraised value of the property before applying the appropriate LTV factor.

Getting a score from credit Karma only gives the equifax score and the lien may not have been reported to that agency.  

I took my almost about a year ago so I have a lot of it still fresh in my head, and I scored a 98% :) I have a lot great tools and resources as well that helped me!

Evil genius score here is... probably about 7/10.

@Lisa MisuracaWelcome to BP.Banks will finance based upon your credit score, source of income & your debt to income ratio.

Never simply look at a credit SCORE, but make sure you look at the whole REPORT.