I do not take on new LOs, but I have had LOs go thru Xinnix training and found it helpful!

Quote from @Blake Winiecki: Figure out how much you want/need to earn, then reverse engineer it to see what options are available. 

Your best security is your neighbors , they are right there and see whats going on at your property .   

The tiles were around 20 years old with about 20 years of "life" but the underlayment was 15 years, so it had to go.

Not only should we be using a professioanl photographer, but you need to coach them on which pictures you want taken.

I'm going to assume you aren't talking about bank financing, but rather, investor/partner funds.I prefer to keep other peoples' money out whenever possible.

If you're going DSCR, can I ask who you/your lender is using?

If I had to leave a takeaway from this post before getting too far in it would be that whatever goals are had you have, we have these goals for a reason and typically it does not go exactly as planned but even if it doesn't go as planned, we can pick up where we left off and give it a fresh start.

Send 3 day notice certified mail and tape to door.

tough spot-there are organizations he can reach out to for financial assistance.