They only need to buy a primary residence for $250k or more, but can use the remaining amount to buy investment property.Another upside is that all the transactions would require cash.

I am trying to figure on costs of rehab as well as what to offer on home - ( I would reside in Home there after as owner occupant ) it needs the following from what i can see.. x2 for two floors/ apts- 43 replacement windows- 43 Square of Roof- a Rather Large Tree Limbs Hanging over roof cut- 4 Exterior Doors with storm doors- 6 Exterior doors with no storm doors- Raise Porch Rails to code ( another ft or so ) Porch in front is 50 ft & rear Porches 30 ft- Fix Front wooden stairs @ 5-6 ft wide- Fix Water entering basement thru Bull Ked ( add a drain or pour concrete )- Pour Concrete in Three car garage floor ( is dirt now )- Needs Heating & Hot water, and baseboard heat up two floors ( two new furnaces and FHW baseboard brought up two stories )- Electrical service upgrade from 60 amps old knob and tub to breakers and also bring up two floors adding new elec service in whole building adding plugs in all rooms plus washer and dryer hookups - 2 Panels, and move it to outside from basement..- New sub floors in Kitchens where needed , and then Linoleum floors in kitchen- Total Cleanout 3-4 Roll Off Dumpsters for left behind junk- Linoleum in pantry 4x8- 2 Bathrooms - Needs new linoleum and 1 needs Sub floor- Bathroom walls - rip off old plastic tile in one and make drywall and paint - Ba 2 Needs Rip off wall paper and skim and paint2 - Living room Kitchen & (2) Dining Room and 3 (6)Bed rooms Refinish Hardwood floors on ea floor so x22- Living rooms, kitchen and dining rooms, remove wall paper and skim coat, and paint all walls and ceilings2 - Living Rooms and windows remove all trim and replace with new and paint ( lead Paint )2 - Repair Bathroom Ceilings and Pantry Ceilings and then paint6 Bedrooms Fix Drywall, paint walls and ceilings2 Bathrooms install bathtub wall panels2 - Install Kitchen Cabinets , and countertops, and Sink in both pantrys2- Install Dishwashers including pipe, drains and elec in two pantries2 - Over stove - More cabinets in Kitchen @ 6 ft top and bottom with countertops2 Install washer and dryer hookups after bringing power to locationApprox 150-200 ft of Asbestos removal in basementalso what is the lead time to do all this..?

see this link for an explanation including rents received:http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/52/topics/65109-does-rent-from-primary-residence-reduce-my-debt-to-income-ratio?

Is this your future residence or an investment property?

You lose rental property and your personal residence to help satisfy judgment.

However a friend of mine claims he just refied his primary residence (loan around 420k) and the loan originator (not a portfolio lender) paid the closing costs.

Although my net worth is fairly high, it is mostly tied up in ROTHs and my personal residence, which I would prefer not to leverage.

From a licensing point of view you will need two licenses, the MLO and a consumer lending license for the company.The exception to that rule is if you are financing a home that you actually lived in for two years or more and it was your declared primary residence on your income tax forms.Even with the licenses go a plethora of compliance issues from Red Flag to Debt Collection practices, and everything in between.

In the meantime I am refinancing my primary residence from 6.25 to 4.25 (roughly saving me $280/mo).

Also, have you considered a heloc on your personal residence?