Being primary residence you can get better rates and larger amounts. 

A syndication is very unlikely to have no debt).On the other hand, syndications allow most investors to access and diversify into asset classes that they would not be able to own on their own because the entry point is too high (ie, offices, mobile home parks, self storage facilities, larger multifamily etc.).

I went to one as a guest and I am thinking it was the same year.. they had all sorts of different products for sale there.IRA set ups  asset protection  Lots in Lehigh FLA  rental houses in Detroit  etc etc.  

@Eli Ettinger - Like Kerry said, you'll get all sorts of opinions.

We are still buying but are slowing down  some and putting down larger payments as well as looking to free up cash. 

When she didn't know the answer, she worked for a large real estate firm and could ask the other agents for help.

What sort of inspections does VT mutual do?

You will certainly have a lot more responses from people who do that sort of thing in that forum. 

@Craig Ts You can also add institutional money to fund larger deals

Let's say that the self sufficiency test is off by 5% in rents after it is appraised, but in order to satisfy this there is some sort of proportion down that could help this, IE, instead of 3.5% down they'd require 4.5% down?