Secondly all DSCR should allow you to close in the LLC without a rate hit.If you are going to take out any cash through a refinance in less than 1-2 years be careful of how many years they try and hit you with the Pre-Payment penalty. 

A DSCR Cashout refi would get you the cash you want but you will pay points, have a 1-5 year pre-payment penalty, etc. 

Therefore, I prioritize pre-screening applicants to ensure they meet the qualifications before arranging a showing. 

If you catch these at the pre-foreclosure stage as slow pays or initially in default all the better as the bank has less in collection expense.You can still work out a discount but even buying at the payoff it can be profitable depending on the property value.You can practically force a lender to sell as it can fully indemnify them as a full payoff as demanded, continuing with a foreclosure becomes a rather vengeful act by the bank to punish a borrower, they don't want to go there.

But the only strategic thing about them is that you need to keep good records and hire a tax professional who knows how to maximize the tax savings from things you already paid for. 

Buyer-paid real estate agent commission (Yes, I recommend buyers have their own buyer's agents.

Pm paid for it because they would incur additional cost disputing it and may never collect from the OTA.  

I see you invested a serious amount of sweat equity (and real cash) into turning it into something practically new from the inside out, and it looks like it paid off in a big way.

I went through something similar when I moved for work; I rented for a bit while figuring out the market and ended up investing in a rental property that really paid off.

Paid off my primary when it got down to 90K.... not a ton of loan left, so I just paid it off, but still had plenty of $$ to invest in other things...it didnt tap me dry to do it.Exactly.