If you can't get the seller to reduce down to that appraisal, consider walking away. 

You can also check their reviews online at Google, Facebook, or Yelp.

As the great philosopher once said, "mo' money, mo' problems".I think the reduced leverage plan is a good choice to free up some DTI but obviously the extra fees on DSCR could start to add up a little.

For example, you may reduce the maintenance and capex to 5% and then discover turnover occurs more often than you had planned.

., “Enterprises” or “Holdings” instead of “Real Estate Investments”) may reduce perceived risk.

I understand equity and cash-flow are related, but what I mean is that I don't need the cash flow right now as much as I'd like to build a strong portfolio that can cash flow even more later on.I've owned a single-family rental for 4 years, but on mulitple fronts I felt like I've done a poor job self-managing it, so this Fall I picked up the Turners' book on managing rentals and that's what led me here to Bigger Pockets online.

He practiced that well and his son is now one of the largest developers in the country, if not the world.The nice thing for investors is that there should be a 2-3 or maybe 4 year gap in major apartment developments coming online. 

You can also buy a Landlord Forms package from Biggerpockets, me, or find one online and hope it's sufficient and legal.You don't need an app to manage your property.

If the software is not simplifying your life or making you more accurate, you shouldn't use it.Software does have 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.

Keep doing what you're doing with networking, and just keep showing up — in person or online.