But the mixed use does throw a curve ball.

I think my lender dropped the ball. 

Something to do with a low ball offer maybe?

There's so much more I could share regarding this, but this at least gets the ball rolling.

I’m sure this may be common among lenders, but I was informed that all incomes other than personal W-2 (realtor, wholesaling, business) need to show at least two years of consistent payout (understandable), whereas, providing something as simple as an offer letter from an employer is enough to get the ball rolling and improve my DTI.

I've been doing research on investing for about a month so obviously I'm still wet behind the ears but the sooner I can get the ball rolling the sooner I can take actual steps to secure my freedom.

Renting to families is seeming like a very difficult ball-game given the area.

I don't have a crystal ball but mortgage rates are going up and I don't know if 4.8% will be available.

I’ve had multiple delayed exchanges from a single property into multiple ones with them - they never dropped the ball.

No one has a crystal ball but I think most of us feel that rates are only going to continue to rise for the foreseeable future.