This is not to say you can expect an Agent to catch everything and we are by no means inspectors or contractors, but anyone helping you purchase a rental property should have a basic understanding of rental standards to put out a good product that will attract a good tenant. - Lastly, if you are looking at real estate as a long term buy and hold strategy, you have to look beyond just cash flow.

If you're offering the same product as everyone else then you're left competing on price. 

@John Cardinale I meant that you can use a hard money lender that offers DSCR products, as traditional lenders do.

With more money, an investor can buy larger, multiple, or more productive propertiesDon't believe me - take a look at this comparison chart:Let’s say you do 10 transactions in your investing career.

I am, like a number of the folks here, looking of a product where I can run  mulitple business in one product. 

The properties look gorgeous  - and we have yet to have an owner that was dissatisfied with the final product.

Cleaning is hard work, it takes skill to clean properly, it is not cheap to buy quality products, and gas is definitely not cheap. 

General Warranty DeedIn this type of deed, a buyer is given more protection from defects and issues.

Our lease has a clause that says the tenant is liable for all consequential damages that result from delayed reporting of any defect at the property.

Hi Amanuel,This depends on your strategy but if you are looking to purchase and rehab to add-value before either (i) flipping or (ii) refinancing, you can likely find a product for 15-20% down, perhaps 10% if you're creating enough value.