Managing the property yourself can save money, teach you the ropes, and give you firsthand experience dealing with tenants and operations.

Some hard money lenders lend at pretty high LTVs, leaving little equity buffer to protect your principal.

Get busy making money.  

If you sweat for a living, there is good money to be made.My Skeptical Take:I’ll do a 2025 prediction post in the coming weeks, but for now, I’ll just say that all signs are pointing in the ☝️ direction.

An FHA 203(k) loan is definitely one route, but there are other ways to make it happen that might even work better depending on your situation:1.Private or Hard Money Loans: These could be a good option if you want flexibility.

If you have a chunk of money to get going I'd personally buy the biggest thing you can if you don't I think house hacking into a 4 plex is great. 

If it's just a money grab and there is no desire to associate with the aforementioned, you will most likely be on the losing end and feel very negative about the program.

For the most part, most lenders are going to be relatively close in cost assuming we are talking about a straight forward loan product, we all borrower from the same pool of money to make these loans. 

Would it make more sense to move the money we make from selling to a different property that could potentially increase our cash flow? 

An example would be mixing your personal and LLC money in the same bank account.3.