Many people are going the DSCR route because rates have decreased, LTV's have stabilized for cash out around 75% and it's just easier to close than conventional.

Only one partner has the funding to finance the construction to completion (which will quickly decrease the amount of time the property remains a liability--taxes,insurance, vacancy fees).  

.- I credit the 2020 increase in expense rate to a decrease in demand from the temporary workers’ industry.

Not only will it potentially decrease the VA funding fee, but in Florida specifically, it can also lower your property taxes.

Average tenant stay: 5 yearsNumber of evictions in the last 16 years: 5Average turn cost: <$5002008 crash performance: zero decrease in rent, zero vacancies COVID performance: Out of >200 properties, 5 tenants had trouble paying and moved out.Properties That Attract Our Target Tenant PoolThe majority of our properties are single-family and a select set of townhomes.

Expected monthly repairs and budgeted cap ex were lower, due to the repairs completed immediately after purchase.Post refinance, the mortgage payment increased from getting a larger loan, decreasing the monthly expected cash flow to approximately $200.In the 16 months of owning, the property was rented out for 11 months.

Aside from redoing the floor and installing thick rubber noise barrier, which will be very expensive, what do folks recommend on solutions to decrease the impact noise heard on the 1st floor?

Rolling Meadows and Arlington Heights are two surrounding suburbs directly next to eachother, which is currently a more pricier area with doubts of decreasing anytime soon.

As a newbie investor looking to purchase his first property, this makes some sense but at the same time, I don't want prices to decrease substantially. 

However, development has decreased the availability of this land in our area, and it will likely only continue to decrease.