I bet you're not understanding what he means...or I'm not understanding what you're doing.When you're selling on a LO, you don't want the two agreements (lease and option) to be connected...which means no credits.  

Be conservative in your underwriting and bet everyone you come into contact with ( especially your boots on the ground people).

I bet that's a large cost in your mortgage right there that's for the life of the loan.

Your best bet with least risk is investing passively as an LP on a syndication.

But assuming he is correct, I'm guessing my best bet would be to talk with smaller banks?

Has anyone tried out assetcolumn.com ? I have heard some good things about it. Have any of you tried It out?

Because of the historical association it’s in you can most likely hedge your bets that it’ll not only hold value but increase over time compared to the other neighborhoods built at the same time.

Whenever market conditions change, I'll bet that it will be a great time to be a renter in a luxury new build apartment.

You could bet on Tysons area the power CBD here, gap between brand new condo and older ones are not logical, eventually old ones will go up, but no cash flow here.

Also, Fannie Mae will use 75% of the lease agreement towards your income.Your best bet is to get a loan officer or Broker that has experience with investment properties to get you pre approved.I hope this helps.