Is this a fair assumption?  

What if a property is slightly rundown and would need to have some renovations done before it could rent out for fair market value, would a DSCR loan still work for that? 

And a property manager is expensive and profit margins on rentals are fairly small.

I would also charge a lot more than I would for a residential rental.Honestly, I wouldn't recommend it unless you've really studied it and understand how to protect yourself and earn fair compensation.

If the water bill is $100 a month, increase the price by 20% (or whatever you decide is fair) to compensate you for the time required to split and bill and to cover additional use when tenants squander the utility.

That said, expect to deal with a fair amount of fluff leads.The two best strategies I’ve found are inbound methods: direct mail and Google Ads.Direct mail can be expensive, but it can also yield highly discounted properties.Google Ads, on the other hand, doesn’t require data extraction like calls, direct mail, or texting.

I bet the numbers look a fair bit better than here, I would hope. 

It's also worth noting that the higher the LTV you look for, the higher the rate will typically be.It's also worth noting that a fair number of lenders will reduce LTV if the property is a short-term rental (STR) vs. having a long-term rental (LTR) in place.

His roof ‘inspection’ was done with binoculars and he missed almost a 5k repair that was fairly urgent—so you may not want to use that co. either.

You've probably heard of big Landlords losing property, but only because they were flagrantly violating Fair Housing, running a slum, or otherwise violating the law in an egregious manner.