Get pre-financed so this doesn't hold you up when you see something you like. 

What are people thoughts about buy and hold during controversial neighborhoods regarding gentrification?

A few questions for:-investors who are targeting rental properties holding for mid/long term, - already have few years of experience doing so-NOT a 'do-it-by-your-self' approach - investing out of your town or state and using local professional teamsThe questions:1.

Seems like a hybrid of fix/flip money and long-term (buy and hold) money.

I am leaning toward starting out with the buy and hold strategy, there are a lot of affordable multi-family properties in my area and I would love own a few as rental properties to start out.  

Are you looking to hold?

I'm a complete newbie to the real estate game, who dreams of starting my own residential real estate empire, buying and holding homes across the country in consistent markets to generate passive income in order to be my own boss. 

I'm primarily interested in the Buy & Hold, or Buy, Improve, & Hold strategies. 

I have purchased, rehabbed and sold over 30 properties and have 7 buy and hold rentals right now.My goal is to purchase my first commercial real estate apartment building of 5-20 units .

Assuming that his fico score its over 680, I would cash out via conventional loan. 203K its considered an FHA product, so he can not hold two FHA loans at this time if the last loan was expedited in the last 3 years.