It has been hard to keep track of the accounting side of things, which should not be that difficult.

If the property needs rehab you could pull this off on a fix and flip loan if you have a solid track record. 

It’s also important to keep track of personal versus rental days, as too much personal use can disqualify the property as a rental for tax purposes.

You can track cap rate trends on platforms like CoStar or LoopNet.4.

You can email and text through appfolio and it keeps track of those comms.

.#2 Repair Management, tracking expenses, following up with outstanding work orders, ensuring work completed with photos by vendors, notifying owners when there is a repair request by the tenant and track the time it takes from work order to completion, track the amount of repairs to a home at end of year so owner can see those expenses and try to get them on service contracts and off home warranties.

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With excellent credit (800+), you're already in a great position, but I understand the struggle with DTI when you're self-employed.Here are a few options that might help:Asset-Based Lenders: You're on the right track with DSCR loans, but you may find some private lenders or portfolio lenders willing to go into the high 6’s.

When you use them on your blog or something, they will track it down and then have their attorney send a letter demanding you pay them $20,000 for copyright infringement.

Still, expecting a full 100% rehab payment upfront is less likely without significant collateral or a great track record.If you need help finding hard money lenders or structuring the financing, I’d be happy to assist!