However I’ve reached out to my Previous lender and she stated the equity would be considered paper equity and I’d need to physically pay in 20% on my own before they’d remove PMI.

(HOWEVER, DO NOT CASH THAT CHECK or print it out BECAUSE YOU ARE JUST CREATING A PAPER TRAIL IN QUICKBOOKS. 

Inspector came back with disappointing news on a deal I thought was golden.... all brick structure was built in 2002 with out housewrap or felt paper, just brick veneer and osb sheathing behind.

Get them to sign a lead paint disclosure paper so they can’t sue you 

There is a BiggerPockets forum on notes and tax liens too if you haven’t checked it out : https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/70-tax-liens-notes-paper-cash-flows-discussion

My next agreement will be worded very carefully and they will have to check with up before they change the toilet paper roll!!!!!

This allows you to own a property with very little market down turn risk other than vacancy and loss of paper value. 

He was being discharged in his underwear and a paper gown. 

It usually helps when you show them on paper how they will usually make more money and how it can spread out their income and pay less taxes over the length of the loan. 

This applies only if your rentals run at a paper profit, but with mortgage interest and depreciation, they may not.