However it is our understanding you can only have one outstanding USDA loan at a time (we're aren't relocating a great distance).Question - Can my wife utilize our combined income and/or a cosigner to qualify for a USDA loan solely in her name given that I already have a USDA loan by myself?

It seems like the time that we are in is an anomaly, but many investors aren't aware of that or are not planning for the future.

I also talked to my realtor and PM’s in the area as well.The thing to keep in mind about them is even though they can cash flow better than SFH, they tend to be in class C or D neighborhoods so if you aren’t going to manage them yourself, you’d have to run them by a PM first.I’d say it’s better to stay away from between Beechnut, Bissonnet, 1876 and S.

If you're spending 40+ hours at your W2 job, that is time you aren't spending working on your flip.

However the sellers aren't interested in setting up a time for me to inspect the property.

What has been your recipe for defeating the inner Parasite that says you aren't good enough, experienced enough, smart enough?  

Decima (best selling author/seminar guy) who fixes them up, often to rent out, but also to eventually sell or even tap the equity (but beware how this would add costs, interest, and only can get a loan up to certain level of equity). 

You aren't in the credit repair business and if this is a flip deal, most investors typically deduce the 30% of ARV + repair cost from the ARV to get an offer amount.

In addition, many states do not license manufactured housing communities and in some states, like Illinois, the state only has licensing authority over approximately 50% of the communities, making government tracking difficult at best. 2 One national lender has since withdrawn from the market citing excessive regulatory issues. 3 Based on a comparison of publicly available information from HMDA reports with data supplied to RCG by both clients and non clients engaged in originating and servicing chattel loans made to facilitate the purchase of manufactured homes by consumers.

If the units aren't in great shape and you don't really want to turnover your tenants, I'd do the $25 / $50 increase over 2 years instead of increasing rents by $10 every month.