If you are a seller willing to pay portion or all of a buyer’s commission, make sure your  listing agent knows that and is aware of how much.

Excellent location in Mesa.I shopped around and I found a mortgage broker who was able to get me a 6.99% rate who took the loan to UWM (united wholesale mortgage).I negotiated a $15k seller concession I used for a 1-0 buy down so my rate for 1 year will be 5.99% and then revert to 6.99% for 30yrs. and then we used the rest of the concessions for closing costs. in 6 months or 12 months I will revisit to see if mortgage interest rates dropped significantly to justify a refinance to lock in a lower interest rate.part of the approval process for the Fannie Mae 5% mortgage is to make sure that i could afford this property and that i have good credit, my income is consistent and stable and it reflects that on my tax returns, I have sufficient capital reserves for the subject property and my other 10 Multifamily properties (6 months of PITI for the subject and then it's percentage based off of the loan amounts and how many properties you have)I agree, the more that government "helps" they therefore are increasing pricing.

Their country reports are also excellent and usually free upon request.

This is an excellent place to get started in CHS if you aren't already attending. 

Timothy, I have used Cost Segregation Authority for my clients with excellent results.

This has always been the case, but the industry is taking strides to make it more fluid.Investor Sellers can choose to pay some or all of the buyer's agent commission (that's not new) but this can no longer be advertised through the local MLS AND this must go through the seller to the agent versus through the listing agent like it did in the past.Investor buyers must be signed with an agent to step foot in listed homes.

For only 7 units, you may be best off with just Excel.

Online platforms, industry conferences, and networking events are excellent sources for discovering new sponsors.

There are some really excellent points in here, thank you for sharing.

It’s an excellent guide for people starting out with House Hacking.