Even if nothing comes of it, it's a little energy boost, and hopefully by sharing, I can offer some encouragement to anyone who might need it.

Our long term goal is to build a portfolio so thinking about acquiring our first property with a long term lens influences our thought process.

Cash flow, market, your credit score can influence your rate and leverage with DSCR, or commercial loans. 

Your numbers will also be influenced by the type of end buyer you're dealing with i.e.

I have a low credit score (slightly above 600) due to carrying high credit card debt as well as having some charged off CC's from my college days, however the statute for those to show up on my credit report expire in August of this year so it should provide a sizable boost to my credit score, in addition to my plan I have in place to reduce my total credit usage from $12,000 (out of 13,000 available) down to about $4,000 by July (hopefully lower!).  

Thanks for giving me a little confidence boost.

create a facebook event, boost that event to everyone in the local area. 

Then you say oh rent isn't due and we will boost unemployment. 

You can influence from within.

You really need to boost the property's value by 15%-20%+ so when you refinance and they are offering only a 70% LTV, you do not have to make up the difference.