Understanding Initial financing
My goal is to get into quite a few rental properties so I want to make sure I start right.
As I read how others have acquired rental properties, they almost always mention that investors are stuck with 4 conventional loans before they have to get into some creative financing and so their advice is to buy the most expensive properties early - in those first 4 slots. But, I think they are talking about a Fannie/Freddy restriction which comes into play as they use banks that sell their loans in the secondary market..
I have a friend with 100+ rentals who told me to use a HELOC to purchase and then refi. My community bank (I don't think they sell to secondary market) seems to agree with this strategy and is pursuing it.
Am I going to run into problems with future financing?
If the refis aren't gov't backed, then are there any restrictions that would hold me back?
Am I going to run into other restrictions; debt to income issues?
Will any of this affect the types of properties I should start with?
Thanks for your help!