Here's the podcast:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/04/10/bp-podcast-065-creative-investing-wendell-de-guzman/Also, you can learn a lot by following my weekly business update where I share with BP Nation what's going on with my real estate business.

I recently had a well known national flooring company come to my new house to install vinyl flooring in a bathroom.

Hello BP Nation,I have a rather interesting motivated seller wholesale lead I am working with now in the city of Boston (Massachusetts).

Perhaps you should read my thread found here https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/93/topics/583...The most popular, most voted on thread on BP Nation.

Most local banks want to see something 15 years or newer but I think there are national banks that lend as well.  

DOS knows no nationality nor do they look to find out.  

In their email, they highlighted ”Remember DO NOT mention you are working with a third party.“ This made me uncomfortable.

Simply put, nationally, it's a bit of a mess. 

The trade-off to lower mortgage payment will be mortgage insurance and 20% downpayment through conventional loan.Exit Strategies: Live and rent out single-family or duplex while making repairs over the years and either keep in in the portfolio as a rental property or sell.While I'm not looking to jump the gun on any decision at this point in time, I would like to know how strong of an idea the first option is compared to the second and if I have correctly examined the strengths and weakness of each investment opportunity.Thanks again BP Nation!

Then those properties to buy and partner on can be cherry picked.The local investor who is a success in your area will usually have much deeper micro knowledge of the area versus buying a national system.