Hard money (multiple lenders such as Easy , Griffin, etc) all quoting barely 80% of purchase price so I will still have to come in with 20% (deal limiting if I am also putting all the money in for rehab).

Maybe I'm putting the cart before the horse so knowing the closing cost would be similar it shouldn't impact my underwriting that much either way. 

The shorter the prepayment term has an impact on increasing the rate.4.

It has to have multiple exit strategies over time for me as well.

I am local in Arlington and do pay significantly less than $200/pier but I have developed a strong relationship with my foundation contractor and give him multiple jobs a year. 

Additionally, ARVs in these areas have a cloud of uncertainty so it will be prudent to be conservative in your analysis and have multiple exit strategies in place.If the home is located in an area with minimal impact from the storms, there has been a small uptick in pending sales the past two weeks compared to same period prior to the storms.

Newspapers are dead and bringing them all online has only lessened the true journalistic impact which is why you see good writers writing about stuff they just reviewed, but do not know.

You might also want to explore IMPACT Plano, a local investor group that focuses on networking and education for investors in North Texas.

There have been multiple legal challenges to this position of the FTB (California tax department, or Franchise Tax Board), but I don't believe any CA resident won such a fight.

I have owned multiple multifamily complexes in Yakima for a number of years.