Unlike the other loan types, you are not able to use 75% of the rental income for the units you will not be occupying to qualify for a larger amount, unless you are able to document a 12 month history of landlord experience.

Secondly, history never EXACTLY repeats itself; before the Mortgage Crisis, it was the Dot.com bubble.  

[I'm a small investor from Tel Aviv, Israel, investing mainly in Israel and Central-Eastern Europe]Hi All :)I'm trying to  compile a list of metrics to use in order to identify new markets to invest in Europe.

I may be the only Ironman competitor in the history of the sport to do this.

Martinsburg/Eastern Panhandle and that's about it to be honest. 

This project aligned itself with the community’s values, culture art, history and local economic growth.

Madison Homes doesn't operate in central or eastern NC where I am, but from what I've seen I like their business model.

@Karl McGarveywe have the rental history for four condos in the complex we're considering, every one is rented jan-mar, some thru april.

Now are we talking Eastern, Central, or Pac time zones? 

But you could keep the hard money loan just long enough to 1) continue making a good amount at your free lance position, and 2) have a history of making the investment property profitable.When you have those two things, you can probably refi with a conventional lender with standard interest rates.I do private lending and many of my loans pay off early when borrowers can get conventional financing.