But by then my wife became a stay-at-home mom and my DTI prevented me from getting larger mortgages. 

Give it a year more or so and that rental income will go up and with lower rates, the numbers will make sense for him if he refi's.And for the larger properties

You can run multiple small deals at once, or run 1-2 larger deals at the same time.

As the deal size gets larger, this should get lower. 

1) It's not unreasonable to end a tightening cycle with a larger rather than smaller drop.

I'd like to use these to upgrade into something much larger in the next 2-4 years. 20+ units.

What would be interesting to me if a software/program could do this analysis at a larger scale in order to identify off-market properties that have "below market" rents that would help prioritize someone's off-market focus.

Hello everyone,I’m in the process of replacing the backyard fence at one of my properties in Memphis, TN, and I’m considering upgrading from the current dog ear style to a more modern horizontal cedar wood fence.

Lastly, my initial goal is to house hack so I can theoretically live free for a few years, while buying multiple MFH to build a larger portfolio quickly.

I wouldn't recommend doing this with a property that is larger than 4 units as these do take more time than others.