This is the profile of the  owner occupant buyer who buy the most entry level homes in most markets.

New construction has a very different risk profile from buying existing properties and fixing them up. 

However, sellers currently on the market are more likely to accept lower offers, giving us some room for negotiation.Rental Market TrendsThe charts below are only relevant to the property profile that we target.Rentals - Median $/SF by MonthRents held steady from September to October, bucking the seasonal trend.

I'm not even considering a deal if its not in the specific market that meets my requirements for demographics and psychographic profiling. - Then the next filter is physical property attributes with regard to its placement in the market, entrances, and exits, visibility etc

I do believe in mentoring (of course, my profile says I mentor).

Investment Info:

Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $925,000

Cash invested: $200,000

13 Unit Multifamily property in the Waveland neighborhood of Des Moines, Iow...

They typically do a soft pull close to the closing date to ensure there are no new debts or significant changes in your credit profile.

It's a whole other thread to get into but do some research on the issues with commercial real estate, Ben Mallah is a recent high-profile additional person to come out publicly on this and who is putting his $ where his mouth is. 

I called VRBO CS and they told me that this woman actually reported my profile. 

Sounds like a lot of moving parts and hoops for the amount of tax savings, but that's just my risk/reward profile speaking.