-Studying legal conventions where you do business is a key to this business. 

@Yenisel Avila this is definitely one of the most debated topics in the game but with iBuyers being out of the game the lead flower has never been better so I would say go after the seller and be aggressive with what you contract the property. 

Our Investors look at the asset opposed to bank underwriting where the income and credit of the borrower are used for qualification like a conventional loan.

But now since the interest are better than what I currently have(probably about .50 to .75 point)I am leaning towards just a refinance to lower monthly payments and get rid of PMI on the FHA and go Conventional.

Conventional loan How did you add value to the deal?

Condo is $212k, located in CT, and I'd be covering mortgage payments.While I have the cash to go the standard 20% down on a 30yr conventional (pre-approved by Key Bank in CT for 3.125%), given the current market state I'd like to see if there are any options where I put less $ down and keep more cash on hand.

If you are going for a single family house and going to house hack the rooms out, just my opinion but I'd rather get the financing through a conventional mortgage because if it is your residence and is a single family you can get those down payments as low as 5%. 

MLS- we negotiated by eventually offering 55K cash instead of our original plan of using a conventional loan and paying 65K.

The rent of the 2nd unit only covers the conventional loan.

If it is worth $250k and you take a conventional mortgage you would be mortgaging 75-80% of that which is $187-200k.