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I currently have 10 mortgages under my personal name and have reached my limit with fannie/freddie.  

Hi all - our personal home got completely flooded in Hurricane Harvey.  

Gas up all vehicles. 2 bins of food, gatorade, and water. 

@Harris L. since you are self employed you will need to verify business and personal tax returns

You could use hard money with in an LLC then when the house is finished you could personally buy it with a VA as long as you are going to live in it.

You might want to attend some of the MeetUps and the 3 REIAs that have monthly meetings in Atlanta to meet more investors in person.

My Dad buys all cash, essentially self insures, and flies under the radar, so not an issue for him, though not the business model I personally prefer as mentioned.

Personally I think if you want to be completely hands off, I would refi to 30 years at 146k and get a good property manager.  

@Jaime Paniagua I have not personally used these services so I don't know for sure, Lending Club has default numbers on their website, and I'm not sure about Realty shares.