For these reasons I will have to qualify for a loan on the nee house, to pay off the debt that exists and to finance renovations.

Im sure its not possible but thought id ask, Im a U.S citizen , is it possible to get a home loan here (U.S) to purchase a home in South America?

It provides vacant homes, preforeclosures, loan balances, equities, tenant occ, and so much more...Any ideas/opinions?

Purchase price: $290,000 Cash invested: $20,000 We purchased a single-family home with the VA loan then converted the garage to a studio apartment.

I have around 300k in a company stock account that does well with dividends, so don't really want to sell of shares.Would taking a personal loan or doing a margin loan make sense?

Loan amount left is $132,000.If we list it, we can sell at $205k and assuming 8% closing / realtor / concession fees, the revenue would be $188k. 

There are a ton of local banks around me that offer owner occupied low downpayment loans but are portfolio lenders for these types of products meaning they hold the loan in house.

The housing bubble ended up finishing us off when the banks called all the loans. 

I am in the process of exploring financing options for my first deal and I came across the idea of government down payment assistance grants.From what I read, these grants can be used to cover the down payment on a low money down loan such as FHA loan, which I was planning to utilize anyway since I will be an owner-occupant.Has anyone used this in the past?

(my phrase) His phrase was something like, "if they don't have money I don't want to bother with them" or something like that.