Personal guarantees are EXTREMELY common.

Not sure if the upstairs tenant (heavyset person with a dog) plays a role.Seeking suggestions.

My motto, "Honesty, Integrity, and Accountability," has always been my guiding principle—not just in business, but in my personal life as well.

I like to talk to people when I get out of the car and I think I can get a feel for things better in person.

Keep in mind that DSCR loans are how most investors have scaled. whether its residential DSCR or commercial DSCR at 5+ units. personally, i like them better. few reasons why:1. seasoning period is only like 10-30 days vs 60days going conventional2. seller max contributions DSCR is 3-6% where conventional its only 2% max3.

I've sold over 80 homes personally in the last 30 months and I'm usually within $5k of the appraisal report when I run my CMA for clients.

Personally, I'd cash-out refinance into a 30 or 15 year loan.

Personally I would want to manage the rental myself at least in the beginning to make sure you get good ratings.

I have read all of the "trends" and statistics but now I am Looking for feedback on personal experience in the Akron market.I appreciate it! 

I bought this property with a private interest free loan from a friend. the person i bought it from need cash fast so i offered them a low cash offer and they accepted.I had enough money saved up to rehab the house with my savings.