Meanwhile,  its not unfathomable for the bank who is approving your loans to wonder why this particular borrower feels it's necessary to take such extreme steps to protect themselves...what is it about them or their operation that is leading them to take such extreme measures?

Bridge loans can be extremely useful for situations where you may be purchasing a property that has tenants already in the property who are well under market rents to the point where a DSCR loan wouldn't cash flow.

@Matt Owens - I've used the HELOC route to expand my portfolio and it has been extremely effective.

So it did occur to me that she could be extremely desperate to find him somewhere to live and be ready to lie.

But I went downtown and had an extremely difficult time reconciling what I was experiencing with my pre-conceived views.

It would be an extreme high/low strategy.

I have been extremely satisfied with the way all the deals have progressed so far.  

The number of subto deals is extremely low (far less than 1%). 

So it's just extremely unlikely that you'll be able to generate a return that would justify paying the taxes in 1 or offsetting the interest you'd pay in 3.If you save up and buy a traditional LTR at or above the median price, you'll likely be break even or negative. 

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.