We are just in hyper growth mode so my husband can leave his job and I anticipate things slowing down a lot over the next 6-8 weeks

If you are anticipating rehabbing after tenants leave it would probably be advantageous to tell the bank that and show them how you are planning to pay for that as well.  

I've owned both since 2013, I self manage and these two properties take up 90% of my time compared to the other two that I own farther out.Appreciation has been much slower than I had anticipated; there are still a lot of distressed sales in 30318.  

I actually anticipated that need, the DIY who wanted to flip.   

Fabien ChanozAs Joe indicated, for a quick analysis, you can anticipate the average operating cost to be 50% of revenue over the long term. 

I am about 3.5 hours from the property. my impression right now is that it needs to renovation (I am anticipating landlord style cleanup for a new tenant).  

You may also choose to deduct an allowance for depreciation - whether you do or do not is a decision based upon your current and {anticipated} future tax situation.That which remains is your net income from the taxman's point of view.

By this time my wife and I noticed that the economic conditions had changed and the CMAs were a lot higher then we had anticipated.

It appears that BP has an extraordinary group backing, and Im anticipating both learn and contribute.ThanksChad Kagen

Probably looking for a low entry barrier property at first to mitigate some of the risk we take on for our first property as we anticipate making some mistakes as we learn and grow as investors.Looking forward to getting to know some of you in the near future!