My plan is to buy a single house, do repairs and upgrade and possibly sell in a few years to reap a tax free program that exists.  

I wanted to also mention I have looked at FHA Down payments assistance programs.

What was needed was an engineered certification and/or affidavit of affixture (433a in Cali) which usually meant the need to install an engineered approved foundation under the home.

Seek out the ones offering the support or lack of it that you're looking for, commission splits and fees will be based on what you want and some brokers will even customize a program to what you want. 

Unauthorized practice of contracting; impersonating contractor; false certificate; giving false evidence to Board; penalties, specifies violators of The Contractors law "shall be deemed guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor."

My husband and I are considering the mastery program through Fortune Builders.

Also, the property qualifies for the 203k program adding a bathroom would give it a great boost in value. 

So the apples to apples investment, where it's guaranteed ROI, would be a Certificate of Deposit, or Treasury Note, or similar, and those rarely offer more than your mortgage interest rate. 

You can also reach out to developers with a track record with AHFC; here is a link https://www.ahfc.us/files/7013/5596/1436/lihtc_project_owners.pdfIf you are going the route of a grant or low income housing tax credit program, there are hurdles to recapturing your investment quickly.

Hello,I have financed my last few deals with an Investment Homestyle Renovation loan, I am looking for other lenders in NJ that have a similar program.