My daughter's a student at Knox.

You should get several good leads from those and hopefully close on one without needing an investor.You can get a discount on mail if you do the legwork for the postoffice via usps bulk mail.Getting a loan for mailouts isn't something I would consider unless I knew my average response rate and had a history of closing deals based on that.

It's good to look ahead, to have plans, but the richest men in history have all been contrarian - - buy when other sell and sell when they're buying.

All other terms and the rates will be specific to the geography, the property's history, your financials and track record, and how good you are at negotiating commercial loan term sheets.

Fleck personally guarantee a business loan owned by their self-directed IRATammy personally guarantees a bank loan to her Self-Directed IRA Bill uses his personal assets as security for an Self-Directed IRA investment Allan uses Self-Directed IRA funds to lend an entity owned and controlled by his father $25,000 Terry acquires a credit card for his Self-Directed IRA LLCbank account 4975(c)(1)(C): The direct or indirect furnishing of goods, services, or facilities between an IRA and a “disqualified person” Dan purchases real estate with his Self-Directed IRA funds and personally makes repairs on the property Larry purchases a condo with his Self-Directed IRA funds and paints the walls without receiving a fee Kris buys a piece of property with his Self-Directed IRA funds and hires his son to work on the property Karen buys a home with her Self-Directed IRA funds and her son makes repairs for free Lisa owns an office building with her Self-Directed IRA and hires her son to manage the property for a fee Shari owns an apartment building with her Self-Directed IRA funds and has her father manage the property for free Joe receives compensation from his Self-Directed IRA for investment advice Troy acts as the real estate agent for his Self Directed IRA 4975(c)(1)(D): The direct or indirect transfer to a “disqualified person” of income or assets of an IRA Steve uses a house owned by his Self Directed IRA for personal uses Tim deposits Self-Directed IRA funds in to his personal bank account Pat is in a financial jam and takes $12,000 from his Self-Directed IRA to pay a personal debt Mark buys precious metals using his Self-Directed IRA funds and uses them for personal gain Jack purchases a vacation home with his Self-Directed Self Directed IRA funds and stays in the home on occasion Amy buys a cottage on the lake using her Self Directed IRA and rents it out to her daughter and son-in-law Sylvia purchases a condo on the beach with her Self Directed IRA funds and lets her son use it for free Richard uses his Self-Directed IRA to purchase a rental property and hires his friend to manage the property.

@Todd Cohen - real estate is one field where most of us have a backstory and often times that history comes with certain designations or certifications.

Make sure the buy history has a 3 to 6 month max.  

At the risk of sounding like a boring, vague, and painfully generic article, you will need to consider your credit history, income, assets, and liabilities among other things (as well as those of every co-borrower or co-signer).

Three months of good payment and history with the first card and they'll approve you for the others.

You can always black out account numbers etc.If you do not want to show to them get pre-qualified through their mortgage broker of choice they have a history with.