I'm concerned that I'd buy a place in the winter, then it would either take a long time to find tenants or I would have to charge significantly less in rent to avoid a long vacancy.

Just fixing a property over 2 years, then selling it and avoiding capital gains tax, then repeating.

If so, I'd look into that before a DSCR loan to avoid the prepayment penalty DSCRs carry.

They aren't because 99% of the home buyers and sellers need an agent to avoid costly mistakes. 

You might want to limit your visits though to avoid escalation.Short term if the smart lock is on his personal door just change it to a key if it's isn't working for him, you can always switch back later.

Having that strategy in place will help you avoid potential stress when the time comes.Overall, I think this deal has a lot of potential, but it’s crucial to have a strategy in place for managing the short-term financing risks.

I'm not sure of the exact dollar amount, but I believe if the grantee quick claims the deed for under that amount you avoid the transfer tax.

@Chris Kay it's VERY difficult to cashflow with 0% down purchases.We do 0-10% down Land Contracts and know going in we may actually have negative cashflow - which is acceptable given the low down payment and avoiding mortgage costs.

Avoid if possible!

His attorney to.d him they should file against me with the intent to squeeze “seed capital” from me because I would pay to avoid disclosure problems in the capital raise.