This put us in a significant disadvantage on selling, buyer has to have 20% down and buyer needs to use a Non QM lender too instead of a standard back or broker...

A $200,000 duplex might have identical rents in municipality “A” and municipality “B” but the property tax rates will vary, local regulations will dictate licensing requirements, labor rates will vary & the particular location will dictate insurance premiums since insurance carriers will weigh local replacement costs and whether the municipality is viewed as being a “plaintiff friendly” in arriving at insurance premiums.Better situated assets will attract better tenants.

The other funny one is when a first time buyer comes to me with their fha loan and says they want to find a "deal".

So for the conservative busy professional that just wants to buy a clean house that is the attraction to turn key..

The first international route from Houston to our local airport opens in April of next year, so we're going to heavily target US buyers.

A seller cannot “cancel” a contract that has been prepared properly unless the buyer breaches its terms.

All said, drop the rate to market or slightly below (if you're in a tougher market) to attract a quality tenant, then pursue the refinance or sale as some have suggested already.

Also how do folks feel about Real Estate buyers who aren't investing for maximum Cash-flow, but instead investing for long-term equity, appreciation, and eventual cash-flow?

A steady annual growth rate, diverse industries, and affordable living attract residents.

I'm biased and can provide reasons and data to show that using an agent will protect you, get you more money, less stress and so on.The reality is you can do it yourself, but tenants generally don't cooperate with showings and that causes lots of problems for buyer to access the unit to show, inspections, appraisals etc.