But you must get that 1 year under your belt before you will get approved.You should also seek out a lender that doesn't have any overlays on the FHA guidelines.

Hi there, I am a Spanish resident (non US resident, so no home state) seeking to invest buying several properties in the US to rent and generate cashflow.I have not yet decided in which state (or states) the properties will be, as I will probably use Roofstock.com to buy them, and I am looking at several different cities in different states.The plan is, after purchasing the properties, I will hire a professional property management company.

I’ve seen those type of transactions here in Cleveland come with penalties for selling quickly (e g <5yrs)....usually they want owner occupants in the property to stabilize the neighborhood. 

The pitfalls are the cost to close the loan and prepayment penalties (the article does over all of that).  

Potentially much better than taking distributions, which are taxed, to invest.All of this assumes he wants to invest in real estate, as @Jacob Sampson says.Of course, if you take a distribution from your retirement account you will have to pay the taxes and (likely) penalties.

Is it difference of rents multiplied by the remaining months on leases OR there is some other minimum penalties for this kind of fraud?

Long story short - we received private loan for 107K to purchase our first investment home from my father in law.Looking for options to refinance and pay him back immediately after closing.All the lenders keep telling...

I figured it would be a good idea to seek out the help of a CPA that is well versed in real estate and investment tax laws to help me with this.

If you are within the prepayment time frame you will pay the penalty even if you sell all 5 properties. 

I'm new to investing and am looking for someone to help with funding my first flip. I have a background in construction and in finance, both of which make me quite capable of managing a project. I just need a opportun...