Doesn't seem like the FED has much control this time around considering the 10Y T bill (and 5Y) continues to march higher even with the FED fund rate dropping.

Meeting the requirements one year doesn’t guarantee qualification in future years, especially if your level of involvement changes. 

It doesn't feel right to take a monthly loss on an investment property but it could be worth it for the short term. 

That doesn't mean that you can't, but you need help.

@Laura Casneri am in a similar position, i am making an offer every couple of months or so, and either getting outbid or the seller doesn't want to sell. 

HUD doesn't make it that easy to find.

And we have the receipt from Lowe’s (they don’t know this) that shows the total for microwave and install at about $130 less than what we were charged by the PM.Additionally, the contract doesn’t have any language around early termination fees.

Minut seems to be less expensive, but according to Wynd's website, they say Minut's smoke monitoring is in Beta and doesn't track marijuana smoke.

You can make a new lease with that tenant proposing a rent raise anywhere from $300-500 but you have to be able to justify it (maybe the property doesn't have central AC, maybe you're planning to do some other type of updating but that can be hard when they're physically living there still if its a bathroom or kitchen) and I would also make it so that that rent increase would go up after 60 days of them signing and agreeing to that new lease. 

I make money just doesn’t show all of itWith 20% down and your credit, as others have stated there is no need for a co-signor.