If a SFR is in solid shape, decent neighborhood, has good appreciation potential, I'm quite happy with a 1% MROI- paying $150k for a house that rents for $1500.

Yes, you do need a brokerage to work for, but that doesn't mean that you will need to be a full time agent or quit your job by any means!

We looked at something like that, using a HELOCK, however the total cost didn't quite make sense.Maybe I need to look at something more what you are saying. 

I don't like hard money, never used it, but I have talked to quite a few HMLs and I've never heard that.Try some others.

@Karen Gordon-Brown I have quite a few investments in REITs as well as own many residential properties and a few commercial properties directly.

Ned it may not be a law but the title company can have their own rules and simply not insure them.. nothing says they have to.as Wayne says tons of fraud with Notaries and the east coast leads the nation in title loss's.. according to Pat Stone .. at least that's what he told me at lunch.. just like people get private folks to sign quit claims record them .. and now no one will insure the title going forward.. they don't trust docs that were not prepped by a title company or in your area attorney … I have seen that..

There are online training courses, which are appealing because i work a 9-5ish gig and can't up and quit to persue the idea of a new career.

I have been planning to house hack a small multi-family for quite some time now, and have a question about strategic financing.My question is: If I only plan to live in the property one year before moving into another small multi using another low-down payment loan, are there any advantages to going with the FHA or Conventional that would be important to consider?

@Moncy Samuel , if you have someone living in the property who is not on the lease, deliver a cure or quit notice to the tenants who are on the lease.

I haven’t seen a decent 3/2 under $200k in quite awhile.