As far as refinancing, you can either do a conventional loan where they use your debt to income / DTI to qualify or you can use a DSCR loan which structures the loan off of the rent versus income ratio.More info on DSCR loans: DSCR loans won't use your income to underwrite the loan. 

How do brokers evaluate the credibility of a buyer who provides a loan term sheet versus a loan commitment letter from a lender?

But ultimately, any cost to the syndicator is ultimately a cost to the deal, which means that at the end of the day it costs the investor.Investors that can find quality sponsors, and do proper due diligence on them, can save an entire layer of cost by investing directly with those carefully selected sponsors versus investing through crowdfunding portals.Good luck!

Your dilemma boils down to two priorities: maximizing your investment growth versus creating financial stability for your personal residence.

Highlights:* no prepay on 12 mo bridge* 6 months guaranteed interest on a 24 month bridgeThese are interest only loans and the DSCR calculation isn’t a factor in the lending decision.Compare the cost of your lower interest rate DSCR loan, including PPP versus what the bridge would cost at a higher interest rate and no or minimal PPP.PPP=pre payment penalty :)

And yes, the entire argument around wholesaling everywhere is that most laws that are being pushed against it (In the states where they are) are because of practicing real estate sales without a license.I am an attorney, but I don't give legal advice on here and never said I was giving legal advice so not sure where you came up with that, but your attitude suggests you will be part of the 99 percent of bad wholesalers who are out of business quicker than an eye blink.You are asking a lot of questions, which is good, but you should be asking them of local wholesalers in your area, in person, so you can see what they do versus what everyone on the Internet tells you.

If your rental property is occupied, there are different rules that apply for selling to an investor versus selling to a buyer who intends to occupy the property.

If you dont need the leases it can be nice because as soon as you get near completion on your rehabbing you can get your disclosures out, esigned, start your appraisal asap, and get the process moving quickly versus waiting around for tenants, lease ups, and all units to be rented.Best of Luck ~

There is a nuance here: building code versus maintenance code.

Mainly cash position versus debt.