For an investor who is house hacking which loan option is better? Conventional or FHA. I learned that typically for FHA you can put down 3.5% but for conventional you can put down 3%. For the FHA you get charged twice...

Found a great duplex in DFW, for $220k but seller insists no FHA financing.  My intention was to do either a 3% conventional or 3.5% FHA loan-I have a low cash down payment that I have raised.  The lender I was workin...

I applied to refinance one of my rental properties that has a conventional loan and the rates were garbage. I refinanced my personal residence last week and got 2.5% but for an investment property they were quoting 4....

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I would like your opinion on my financing options on a 4 unit property that is fully rented. I was originally planning to buy with a conventional 30yr mortgage, but then found out that I cannot use th...

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I am 19 years old and looking to pick up 1-2 rental properties in 2014. I have owned a landscaping company for the past 3.5 years, and have grown it to net around 40k for 2013. However, I was unabl...

How would a lender want to see things done if Partner A were looking to assume a convention mortgage for a rental property, using Partner B's money for down payment and closing costs?  I've read here that some folks h...

Hello,Are there any possible issues when wholesaling a deal to a buyer who is getting conventional financing? Is it title company dependent? Is it best to have an assignment of contract fee as opposed to a double cl...

I've read that there is a limit to the amount of mortgages an individual can carry (I think it's 5?). My question is does this limit apply in the same way to multi-family properties? So if the limit is 5, could an ind...

Hello All, Question, me and a friend were discussing which is better, but jump to the question.. If I buy a fix and flip using Hard/Private Money, Do I have to then,keep the house for 6 months before I can resell it t...

Hello,I have a 5 plex under contract and I'm getting a much better sale price if I offer cash.  I have a hard money lender who can give me the money.  I'm struggling to find a conventional lender who can give me the r...