The NON QM DSCR options would be amazing to explore .

Is there anything I can do to ideally get them to not list the house and sell to me, I’m assuming there might not be many options, especially since the sister and I had agreed on a price that was below market value given I was planning to invest money to remodel the home and was planning to honor his wishes of not having the home knocked down to make a townhome or new home.

Try to interview a few different contractors with different options 

You have three main financing options to consider: a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC), a Home Equity Loan (HELoan), and a cash-out refinance.

Definitely study your options. 

I have finalized the investment property and researching conventional load options. 1.

I recently moved to Cleveland, Ohio, with my family, bought a house in Olmsted Township, and am weighing different investment options with 300k ready to deploy. 

I was considering our housing options for the move and they fall into two options that I'm considering: 1) Take out a  $60K home equity loan, and a $50K 401K loan, and dip into savings to come up with 20% down on a primary in the HLOC area.2) Rent for a couple-ish years at $3k/month until we save up enough for 20% downThis is sort of how I've been thinking about it: Option 1Pros:1) Only have to move once2) Appreciation on the house in the HCOL area over the two or two + years it would take to save up the down payment if I rented insteadCons:1) Reduced 401K performance2) Feels a little scary to pull equity out with a home equity loan since I've never done this and it was not part of my initial investment strategy3) Less cashflow from primary once it becomes a rental  Option 2Pros:1) Less stress about 401k and home equity loans2) Better 401K performance3) Better cashflow from current primary once it becomes a rentalCons:1) Two years of rent2) Two years of missed appreciationOther info that might or might not be relevant:  We have two modestly cash-flowing rentals besides our primary.

Is house hacking an option? 

As an overseas investor, I've been carefully evaluating different options and have narrowed down to a particular buy box that I'd like to share with you all for your insights and opinions.