He has offered me several opportunities to be a part of REI deals, which is very cool because he keeps me in the money loop even though I am still just an affiliate, it's a very cool program,  If you have any other questions just message me.Kind Regards

Has anyone had success (or failure) buying rental properties using either the Fannie Mae Homepath or Freddie Mac Homesteps programs?

I found a program through Wells Fargo that will finance the purchase and rehab.

Hopefully such regulation would wipe out 80/90% of the "program gurus" and would put authors of "information" under a microscope as to the quality of information, experience and expertise of qualified counselors.

Massachusetts has a lot of different programs, including down payment assistance through forgiveable loans, etc.

I had a friend tell me earlier today about the HUD program and that it is definitely worth looking into.

11 years mortgage experience and having been a banker (lender) and broker... a knowledgeable broker get you better rates, lower fees and has more programs.

She was told to allow the house to go delinquent so she would qualify for a government program mortgage reduction.

To our knowledge the program is not mandatory.

Dodd-Frank does not require any particular underwriting method to be used, that means one does not need to select a particular program method as used in VA, FHA, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, USDA, or other secondary market programs.