Quote from @Conrad Tillman: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: LOL  its kind of like 50 ways to leave your lover.And its very much dependent on your jurisdiction. however I will list the stuff I have gone through the last decade or so through about 200 new builds in 4 markets.1. material price fluctuations. rarely down almost always up pretty much annually. 2. as we all know labor  scarce  and or unqualified and do poor work..

I opened my account on Aug 15th, and during the last ~3 months, my portfolio has gone up by a combined 1% (appreciation and dividend). 

If entities are disregarded, you can keep up with more than 1 in a single QBO account using the location/business feature to keep track of them separately.

Since the account is linked to your mortgage, overspending can increase mortgage balances instead of paying them down.

Built-in accounting software, keeps track of everything better and helps for tax returns at the end of the year3. multiple payment options are usually available for residents4. maintenance requests all in one area, easier to keep track of and keep residents informed of the status5.

Then additional expenses for virtual assistants, legal help, accounting, etc.  

@Philip Jones we've helped our clients do over a hundred.As some of the lenders posting have pointed out, the challenges are:1) Property value and corresponding loan size2) Appraisals have much better comparables than 5 years ago, but may still be an issue.3) Property condition can be an issue via the appraisal4) Ownership seasoning - most lenders looking for 6+ months or incredible documentation for cost of improvements made.5) Most DSR lenders require professional property management.Always try a small local bank or credit union, but most will expect you to transfer your business bank accounts over to them. 

@Andres Triveno, operating the LLC 100% means that we sign contracts and other documents as member or manager of the LLC instead of using our own names, we have a business phone instead of using our personal phone, we have a business checking account for business spend.

If your DSCR has a prepayment penalty, you'd need to make sure you account for that penalty in the sales price to offset it. 

I'm meeting with my accountant now.