Here's a link to their rural search tool - https://www.consumerfinance.go....As long as you have reasonably close comps and the CFPB says it's not rural you have a good chance of getting an appraiser to avoid checking the box for rural to appease DSCR lenders. 

BP has various tools to help you analyze your deals (rentals, flips, wholesale, etc). : https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators7.

Inflation steadily erodes the purchasing power of a fixed sum.

.- Consider using tools like the BiggerPockets calculators to run numbers and see what kind of cash flow you can expect from different types of properties.1.

I have way too many tools/supplies for an apartment and a very high drive German Shepherd.

Being selective about when and how you respond is often more powerful than addressing every single critique.

Using a whole life policy to secure a line of credit can be a powerful tool, especially since you’re leveraging a guaranteed asset.

Power trip in a forum?

Then I feel like it’s money going to my pocket and not to other entities like mortgage company or power company.

You are NOT paying for our labor and materials , its much more than that , office staff , trucks , tools , insurance , taxes , benefits , health insurance , etc are all part of the price .