But over a long enough investing period the numbers should more or less balance themselves out and become fairly reliable.As Bruce pointed out, the alternative is to buy and remodel a piece of crap house. 

The cost of all the vendors to process a loan: credit, audit, LOS, tax, Underwriting, processing, verifying every piece of paper is a range of $9000- $11000 per loan. 

I have tried using a plastic trim piece between. the cabinets and the floor to keep them from contact smaller spills and leaks on the floor.

I would like to parcel off the farm yard from the larger piece of land, and buy it from them.  

But lean on your fellow investors (that networking piece) to who they would suggest first if it is rural.How quickly can you close?

Just closed on this, and it's the final piece in my plan for a career shift. 

I am confident the land will appraise by itself as smaller 1 acre pieces are going for 20k a piece right next to it.

Just another piece of information to help you decide how you want to go with it.

Invest in good quality, durable key pieces like beds and couches.

Can I REFI one of my conventional mortgages into a DSCR for that piece of debt to fall off my debt-to-income?