A no contingency sale would be more common in a severely distressed non-functional property where there will be so many material defects that the buyer could not feasibly negotiate until they evaluate them.  

You'll have access to owner occupied loan products, therefore saving on your down payment, typically 3-5% compared to 20-25% for non owner occupied properties.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Build a strong team with experienced lenders, real estate agents, and property managers, and educate yourself through books and podcasts.

But now with the joy and headaches of non-metered units, trying to wrangle 3 different set's of persons into playing nice, etc etc.. 

Finally, as an aspiring/budding lender, I don't have as much access to mentors, but then again it's easier than rehabbing/flipping and probably easier than buying and holding and managing multifamily. 

FHA is easier to qualify for and allows for higher debt to income.If you have not spoken to your lender already, you should also just look into the HomeStyle Renovation loan.

If a company is performing poorly, they should allow to break up for the release.Failure to do these kind of things...results in bad publicity for the company like this post does.Thank you for sharing your experience.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Head over to bank rate or and take a look at the mortgage calculators, plug in the numbers and get an idea of what the property needs to generate to satisfy the intended debt.You still have to underwrite the deal for the non-finance expenses as well(typically 40-50% of the gross rents).