I think my biggest hurdle right now though is finding properties to analyze, and knowing which ones are worth analyzing.I think I should probably be talking to an agent and seeing what they can help me find.

Something like that is designed for old ladies to park their cash or for you to buy a 2M house by the ocean and catch a couple bucks of rent in the back.CA is the 6th biggest economy in the world, snugly wedged right between the UK and France.

So what is the downside of this program?

Now you just entered the biggest pool of home buyers.

The biggest wake up call to me when I came here was that it was free coaching and people would hold my hand.I couldn't be more wrong.However, this is a community that will show you the ugly in the real estate investing world.

From my experience, your biggest hurdle will be getting the city to agree to make it a legal 5 unit.I understand you don't want useless space, can you duplex it to another unit?

They often have some nice things in stock.The downside is, they only have a finite number, and roughly 5-10% of what we bought was cracked/chipped.

I think the biggest asset could be your future agent that will be listing it.

The biggest issue would be lack of market knowledge and network of professionals already established to work with.

So still, is FHA the way to go, or are there any downsides which would point towards conventional?