I was under the understanding that I could do a room ratio and deduct 50% of the upper unit expenses due to all other areas being equally shared.

Sure, money can be lost as equally as gained.

Selecting the right tenant is probably equally important than selecting the property to buy in the first place - in a way the house is not cash flowing, it's the tenant.

DSCR qualifies off of a DSCR ratio in most cases or in order to get a good rate you need to make sure the rents are equal to or greater than the PITI or ITI payment.

For numerous reasons we decided to sell, and received at offer from the Church that was one of the occupants, for a price equal to appraised value.  

I believe it was a 2 month commitment up front but it is $20 an hour for 20 hours a week which equals about 2000-2400 dials Send me a message and i can give you the companies info!

If you are not gutting the walls, find an electrician that has done old home rewires and all electricians are not equal in this regards. 

It's equally important to look at location as it is the physical asset.

The point to my comment is that when comparing equally a quality trainer and a quality forum IMHO the trainer will trump the forum.The knowledge base of the forum is so vast that without specific direction from a quality trainer an investor will be a little lost and may take the wrong direction to accomplish their personal goals.

If they are VERY professional, they will have their processes in writing as verification that policies are enforced equally and fairly by their entire staff.6.