If you're confident in your numbers and that the property isn't going to require more to reach a $350k price point go for it. 

Once we have a solid lease agreement in place, I'm confident we can make any necessary tweaks.

Cost Seg illustrations - even when (1) they're accurate and (2) formatted in a way that fosters an accurate understanding of the potential benefits - only illustrate deductions.

I do have the benefit of experience in real estate, own 30 rentals, and manage 200 storage units so I know the business fairly well and am confident in my ability to figure things out on my own.

If you have certain skill set but lack the other, are you confident enough in yourself in terms of motivation, learning capability to learn the new skills you need to become successful in the field you want to be? 

IF you are confident in your numbers, you can shop around for another lender. 

@Drew SygitMy dad was...a weird guy, propped up by this enormous misplaced pride and self-confidence in his intellect coupled with this cheap self-pity and hypochondria.

All that said...if you're not confident you can get at least 1.5x your LT rents as an MTR, I think I might go with long term but skip the management company and DIY. 

So if you're looking for an agent with a great pulse on the market so you can actually close on a deal with confidence, feel free to DM me.

And when you are ready for that you'll be confident in your acquisition because you would have seen dozens of other deals beforehand.