The members of our site host these events themselves, but they are not associated with BiggerPockets.

I've gotten a few weird looks when I've asked at a few banks in my area.

Closing was four months, but that is because it was a foreclosure and things tend to move more slowly (depending on what bank owns it and how much they care about liquidating that asset).

I don't mean the ones hosted by the BP staff, rather the ones that are done by members, etc.  

Originally posted by @Kevin Westmoreland:It’s a PHA housing 1 year lease What would you say if the bank called tomorrow and asked you to sign for a new mortgage rate that was 2% higher than the one you have?

Banks lending with 0 down and other stupid practices also added to this.

Depending on your situation, you could live in a unit finance via FHA w/ 3.5% down and bank the other two units. 

I am interested in real estate (like we all are), but have only had exposure to commercial real estate (currently work at largest bank in Nyc in Global Real Estate Portfolio Management).

I've contact Commonfund, Solvay Bank and Prime Lending...seems the best rate for a sfr investment is 6.1% with 760 credit score and $100k+ income, $100k+ in bank and we are renting for $900/month.Is this the best I can get?

By the way, I host the Gwinnett Subgroup for GA-REIA.