A good thing happened to you and a bad thing happened to them.

And as you state in other posts, you are in a market with less competition (a city near the airport in the Midwest I believe).  

From one cow versus 100 cows trimmings, and a $1pound cheaper. 

Down payments on DSCR purchases can be as low as 15% right now, and as you noted, they don’t impact your DTI.

I’m aware that thousands of notes with their corresponding Mortgages/DOT’s are packaged up and as a whole create an MBS (mortgage backed security).

I am not sure it would be prudent to throw more money into this deal on a hope and a prayer.

Numbers 2 and 14 seem to fit - the others are related to inflation and a tech bubbleclick to enlarge2.

Having a solid contractor who can give you bids helps for sureLessons Learned:I have had a couple of clients out of state not fly out and see their property in person & then be disappointed about some things after closingGeneral Tips:I'm sure you are well versed in the Dallas Fort Worth market but this is a nice little tool to have https://www.areavibes.com/ this website gives you a nice overview of streets and zip codes and a total livability score. 

@Zach Howard there is no agreed upon Classification in the 1-4 unit market.We've done our best to logically create a system for our market, mostly based upon relative sale prices, but also using crime rates, rents, occupant income and a few other variables. 

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