There are other towns with much less city intervention and will have much higher chances of collecting higher rents. 

For DSCR, it's usually slightly higher than the conventional route due to it only looks how well the subject property rental performs + credit vs conventional where it requires credit, income, assets to be reviewed.

Texas, with its strong tech hub and job growth, is worth exploring, but home prices are higher and rent-to-price ratios are often below 0.5%.

Brokers CAN do them, but they have higher rates and fees, so that's something I typically refer out.

If you’re looking for speed, flexibility, and a customized solution for your investment, private money lending is a great choice, even if the interest rate is higher.

AirDNA ran an analysis and Washer/Dryer units rented out at a higher daily rate and occupancy than those without. 

Are properties such as this more appealing to buyers with renters already on leases or will I get more interest and a higher sales price if I sell the property vacant?  

If I were to purchase (at a higher price) then the taxes I pay would be very different from their taxes.

I have worked with many experienced investors from Southern California, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Tucson, Denver, and other large metro areas in the southwest and west coast, with seasoned investors that still live in all of those great cities but have shifted most of their real estate investments out of those higher cost or higher risk markets into ours. 1) Compared to most cities in the SW and West, home prices in the Albuquerque metro are relatively affordable.

You may not want your heloc tapped that long as the rate is generally higher on a heloc than it is on fixed mortgage rates.