If your rent ends up being comparable to your current mortgage, it might not give you the cash flow flexibility you’re hoping for.

I would compare it to you or the Seller buying down the rate permanently.

I am curious: what are typical occupancy rates, and how do we measure and compare them?

I was comparing large cities to other large cities.  

However, the process was extremely cumbersome, communication was inefficient, and the loan fees were inflated compared to other deals I have seen from fellow investors.We will be ready to begin the refinance stage of our next project in the coming days, as renovation is finishing up and we are screening tenants.

We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Are they offering competitive rates and terms compared to other lenders in your area?

TBH ink of all the large builders who could take advantage of this as well as people buying homes and being fraudulent with saying they are owner occupied.I am not a fan if tinkering with the real estate market, let it take its natural course which is slow moving but like anything it always moves to a normi also don't view it as interest rate jail I view it as interest rate heaven because those who have the low rates are in utopia compared to others and they don't want to leave a good thing. 

Happy to chat, network and compare notes with folks in this space. 

There are other players in the game to compare with like Kenny Bedwell at STR Insights or Bill Faeth's coaching.