Higher end properties (mid town/plaza/North KC) will leave you with less unit count for your money but more stable renters that tend to stick around for a few years.

It got to one point where he requested my staff sit outside of the tenant's home for an entire week so we could count the people who came and went out of the property because he was convinced that there must be someone else living in the house that wasn't on the lease.We told him that his request was well out of the norm but we'd be willing to do it for him.

Just make sure you have the time to wait if you’re counting on the market to do the work for you.

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If you're getting good deals on the investment properties, that will actually improve your DTI, assuming an investor friendly local lender that isn't riddled with rental income overlays such as "rent must appear on two years of tax returns for us to 'count' it."

That’s around 21-24 hours that she spent on open house only not counting other efforts she put in discussing the strategies.

It may not be an issue, most banks will count your rent as income once the property has been rented for 6 months so that will improve your debt to income.

I have seen 5 year runs where people who bet on appreciation Win big only to lose everything when markets turn.So count me in the Buy positive cash flow properties only.Financial Independence = conservative Financing and long term hold

The other benefit of not selling your sfr is that you increase your unit count.

A second home will allow a higher LTV, but you won't be able to count any rental income to help you qualify, although from your post it doesn't seem like that's an issue.Homestyle is available for 1 unit second homes and investment properties.