An attitude like that does tend to limit ones income generation ability because like it or not, employers are looking for conformity when hiring someone to represent their company.

Probably not a legally conforming unit.

Any of you with non-conforming properties have any words of wisdom?

Again creative financing is financing that does not conform to the traditional approaches you seem to cherish.

This can happen where there is a legal non-conforming property.

However, as I understand it, this MIL legal non-conforming but grandfathered.

(B)That the Tenant/Buyer will not use the property for any unlawful purposes; and that the Tenant/Buyer will conform to and obey all laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, requirements and orders of all Federal, State, and local government authorities, agencies, departments, bureaus, boards or officials, respecting the use of the property.

You can get any conforming loan product up to 80 percent loan to value-- you don't need a home equity loan to tap into paper equity on a house you own free and clear.

They are better bets for a Non FHA conforming loan since they usually dont sell you loan .

You can go conforming all day with a 690 FICO and low DTI's.