Quote from @Russell Brazil:  yep that does it, we lost our home in 99 in an f5 when I was younger,  no close calls recently in OKC though,  also seems like tornado alley has shifted a bit to the east but who knows.

How big do you want to scale or how many closed deals (or more importantly how much profit) are you trying to do per month?

Others wont touch anything lower than $500 in cash flow.

On the other hand, if you're working with a lower budget and cash flow is your priority, say under $180k, Cleveland is the place to look.

I hear they may take longer to close but you have time on your side.

Two things are certain, 1) taxes are lower today than they've ever been in the past 80 years. 2) they are certain to be higher in the future.We should all be focused on paying the lowest “lifetime tax bill” not the “lowest tax bill this year”.By paying 20% and settling up my long-term capital gains is not a bad deal.

The house I regret most for not getting it is this one,https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/N8064-975th-St-River-Fall...I was so close to getting it, but I chickened out because I have absolutely no idea how these houses even exist.

if it is a BRRRR you'd pay the seller off when you refinanced into long term debt, either conventional or DSCR.i don't know anything about the location, market, etc. but if it needs a 40K rehab, you need to push the purchase price even lower than 140K, or it will not work as a BRRRR. 

This is what the buyer said.1: We agree to sign a deed in lieu at closing.

I think it was Airbnb that had suggestions for me to lower my pricing because they were scanning the competition (Booking.com in that scenario) and saw a lower price.