As a non owner occupied property minimum down payments are:Conventional (single family) - 15%Conventional (multifamily 2-4 units) - 20%Non-QM (1-4 units) - 20%Certain Non-QM DSCR products allow the use of gifted funds for your down payment. 

That being said I would prefer to buy the larger properties (to a certain size, do not have the funding to go bigger than 8 units or so).

@Brad Larsen runs a great property management company in San Antonio and is very well connected to the investor community.

What can I expect when getting funding from a bank on something like this?

We applied for an apartment a few months back and our records reflect we owe the rental company for the months rent, can they do this?

Deeds to burial sites, certain transfers of ownership in real estate companies and farms and property passed by testate or intestate succession are also exempt from the tax)There should be no taxable event unless a sale occurs or when your dad passes.At that point, you should receive the property at the stepped up basis as the life estate is null due to the death.This is tricky - it will depend on how the deed is held.You should check with the attorney who made the initial change and check with your CPA once you find the answers from said attorney.

Multiple, billion dollar companies are investing heavy in our area, such as Intel, Google, and Amazon.

I've been thinking about your interest in investing in property and wanted to suggest reaching out to a property management company.

If I own A duplex and lease it to a management company that rents it out as a short term vacation rental there is no UBIT?

should only be about 2 1/2 - 3 weeks to fund a DSCR loan .