Caveat, experienced investors rarely "shop" they usually have one or two lenders that specialize in certain products, keep all of the investor's data on file with current documents and they tend to care more about convenience, experience, and just getting the deal closed so they will continue to go to the same lender who can make that happen. 

There's always buying opportunities but in times like these, it tends to be more niche, which requires you to have a more specific strategy with goals in mind.

Aggression aside, intact dogs tend to urine-mark their territory, incl indoors.

I tend to be in the later camp as a personality trait and not as someone with hard data that knows which one is better. 

It depends on the type of home but I tend to really like Second Chance Inc in Baltimore.

In my experience, tenants who are willing to overpay tend to have other underlying issues that will show up down the road. 

These areas tend to offer solid cash flow, even for out-of-state investors.Regarding company structure, owning property in an LLC is a popular option here.

There tend to be two big issues with 100/100 lenders that I have seen, the first is working with/being a borrower that is okay with the heavier lift that these types of lenders require.

A good broker can communicate between multiple lenders and often times has established relationships within the C-suite levels of multiple lenders that they can make calls on your behalf to "shake some trees" and get things processed not just in a timely manner, but in a manner that is on time based on what you are trying to do.Unfortunately it is not uncommon per se, but knowing where these hang-ups tend to happen and how to time everything based on lenders timelines and processes is where it can be helpful to have 'go to' lenders that you are familiar with, and they are familiar with you to help get things done.Good luck though, happy to help where/if I can.

During difficult economic times, fewer people tend to take vacations.