As of this writing, conventional loan guidelines for investment properties call for a minimum down payment of 20 % of the purchase price. (investingarchitect.com)
And finally, conventional loan guidelines allow for any investor to take out up to 9 mortgages so you won't be locked out of financing using this method. (investingarchitect.com)
But one downside has been the difficulty associated with qualifying for a mortgage, due to the income verification documentation required by traditional home loan guidelines. (homeownership.ca)