Good luck with your journey.

The maximum number of financed properties that are permitted is based on the underwriting method, as described later in this topic.The financed property limitapplies to the number of one- to four-unit residential properties where the borrower is personally obligated on the mortgage(s), even if the monthly housing expense is excluded from the borrower’s DTI in accordance with B3-6-05, Monthly Debt Obligations (01/30/2018);applies to the total number of properties financed, not to the number of mortgages on the property or the number of mortgages sold to Fannie Mae;includes the borrower’s principal residence if it is financed; andis cumulative for all borrowers (though jointly financed properties are only counted once).The following property types are not subject to these limitations, even if the borrower is personally obligated on a mortgage on the property:commercial real estate,multifamily property consisting of more than four units,ownership in a timeshare,ownership of a vacant lot (residential or commercial), orownership of a manufactured home on a leasehold estate not titled as real property (chattel lien on the home).Examples — Counting Financed PropertiesThe borrower is personally obligated on mortgages securing two investment properties and the co-borrower is personally obligated on mortgages securing three other investment properties, and they are jointly obligated on their principal residence mortgage.

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I've been educating myself on real estate investment for quite some time now and am looking to help in any way possible as I start on this journey towards my first deal.

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My goal in the next year is to have an owner occupied Multi-Family and start down the journey of Real Estate Investing. 

Best of luck on your journey!

I am yet to start reaching out to lenders/mortgage brokers as I feel I am still to far out.Does the BP community have any advise/expertise to offer as I go through the first stages of this journey?!

I suppose you could do that, but it does seem like a strange method.

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