Of course that would change if there was a screaming deal where the numbers absolutely positively worked.My first house had a loan at 18% so the Int Rate alone is not a deal killer, but you gotta be careful because it will suck up your profits real fast.Can you sell the duplex and free up $150k cash?

You will have to be careful though, to target a refinance after 2 years to free up your VA eligibility to re-use.

Though I can't say every time but many times section 8 tenants for me have not taken care of the property.

And guess what, the few that are doing things like that, they aren't the ones who care about these NAR suits.

As an H1B you can only work for the company that sponsored you.

Hi Matthew,Have you reached out to other insurance companies for quotes?

I would talk to Jeff he is an expert in southern CA lending.In the day and the day was long ago for me.. but we did all our loans as fractional in the SF Bay ARea were I had my company. 

I'm a turnkey fan and heard of this company for the first time this week.

Listed Rent would be between 3500-4200 per month depending on a local property management company strategy.We have assessed our budget and goals while in Europe and would not want to maintain a mortgage in USA (vacant) AND a rental payment in EU.further details: we are 3 years into the loan at 2.625% int, primary and only residence owned, house will need 2 new AC in next 2 years, water heater, and driveway repairs, would only rent with a property management company as we will NOT want to manage from abroad. 

I have scanned through about 1/4 of the sales in our county for the last 3 years, arranged by seller name, looking for a person or company who has made multiple sales, but so far, the couple flippers I have found doing that haven't responded to me.