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Maximillian Doctor Conventional vs. FHA - I have option to go Conventional 1st Home
17 October 2020 | 9 replies

I found out I have the option to go with a Conventional Loan over an FHA for my first house: Single-Family Rental (this would also be my first investment property)
I was thinking I would have to house hack for a year...

Joshua Ricker DSCR Loans have better rates than Conventional?
6 September 2023 | 9 replies

The other day I received a call from my lender stating she was doing side by side comparisons of a conventional to DSCR loan.  For the first time I have heard the DSCR loan had a better rate with lower points than the...

Raven Walker First time home buyer
14 August 2017 | 7 replies

hello, so I currently live in an apartment and looking to buy my first home which will be a multi family, I've heard the horrible stories. But a little struggle never hurt anyone. So, I've been reading on first time h...

Jared Fisher Refinancing a hard money loan
4 September 2024 | 10 replies

What is the process like for refinancing a hard money loan into a conventional loan? Is it easy to accomplish within a short period of time like within a couple months? 

Tiffany Archer From Hard Money Loan to Conventional Mortgage
26 June 2019 | 9 replies

Hello,I'd love some sound advice. I am a newbie in Real Estate investing. I'd like to purchase a multifamily in New Jersey. I don't qualify for conventional mortgage. I was told that I could get a hard money loan and ...

Eliseo Rodriguez Cordoba is 20% down the only way to conventional Loan for a MFH?
24 May 2019 | 15 replies

I have looked into multi family units but I’m stuck on the decision of either getting a FHA or a Conventional Loan.I know there is a give and take before both, I know that if I want to do a FHA I can get a MFH for as ...

Richard Roberts Do lenders get greater incentives for certain types of loans?
17 February 2016 | 16 replies

I spoke with a Quicken Loan lender just to get a quick estimate of what kind of price range I was looking at for my first REI (also first home purchase). The lender stated that the best route for me was an FHA loan. W...

Montez B. FHA loan to conventional (repeat)
24 May 2021 | 26 replies

So I was taking to a loan officer and he told me that I can only use the FHA loan 1 time and for me to use repeatedly I have to switch my fha loan into an conventional loan, so I was wondering what would be the pros a...

Amy Lee FHA vs conventional loan
20 June 2023 | 13 replies

What would be the perks of using an FHA loan to househack on a multi family home (duplex-triplex)? There's the lower down payment but that makes your mortgage higher, you have to pay the the PMI (I forgot the term on ...

Elijah Householder FHA vs. Coventional
29 September 2020 | 14 replies

Hello all,Pretty new to the forum still so apologies if this is in the wrong spot. But I have a question about conventional mortgages vs FHA. I am looking to “househack” within the next 1-2 years. I am a recent grad a...