I suspect the new title examiner has found something in the chain of title or the execution and notarization of your deed that makes them unwilling to rely on it to issue your buyer a policy without exception for the concern(s). 

I've been relegated to rely on private money and owner financing.

I simply rely on Airbnb and VRBO (although the vast majority of my bookings come via Airbnb).I have a great cleaner and I'll have a handyman, plumber, etc. come to the house when needed for those things. 

If you're investing out-of-state, you should have your core team that you can rely on to answer these questions before making any offers.

The cash flow and equity will make you rich in the future and you need other sources of income in those first years so you aren't relying on the cash flow to live off in those early years. 

What that 20% translates to in dollars really depends on where you are buying.

If I'm not onsite, I really rely on hearing "hey, consider replacing this carpet".

To increase profitability, we brought on three more team members and shifted our focus entirely to outbound lead acquisition, pausing inbound lead generation.While we’ve had success with door-knocking, I’m unsure if we can rely on it alone to scale our business to the next level.

Back in the day, all these tenant's of such were just "known", and followed, because we never had the internet to rely upon.

Finally, at the end of the day, you really can't rely on the seller's financials for anything meaningful.