I have enough money save to put down 20% on a 2nd property in my area, but my credit score is too low right now to get approve for a traditional loan.

Generally an investor is paid back when you refinance to traditional financing. 

Many buyers are unwilling to wait that long and so the pool of buyers is not as large for short sales as for traditional home sales. 

Healthcare is one of the major hurdles for people leaving their traditional employment to be a full time investor. 

One drawback to a HELOC is that if borrowing against a rental property or other investment properties, banks will be less likely to issue a loan, since such borrowers are more likely to default.If a HELOC won’t work for you, there are other alternatives such as a traditional home equity loan, a cash out refinance, or a personal loan.Leverage the equity in your property to increase its value, or fund more propertiesKey Points:1. 

Not to mention anything else you are brrrring, flipping, or doing the traditional buy and hold.  

Best financing is the traditional 30 year residential mortgage.

I saved up money for a 20% down payment and took out a traditional loan on the property.

What makes a self-directed IRA custodian different is that they are not purely connected to the public exchanges and limited to investing in stocks, bonds and funds, but rather have the staff training and paperwork to document the IRA's investment in the more individualized transactions that occur when investing in real estate, notes and other non-traditional assets.

Our overall goal, like many on BP, is to achieve financial freedom and retire (i.e. not working traditional 9-5 jobs) in the next 5-10 years.We both want to get into real estate investing and after much thinking, debating, and late night discussions there are a few decisions we could use some advice on.1.