Unless it comes as part of a larger package that's a screaming deal, I would try to keep things simple for your first rental.

Bankers/lenders are not investors, and frankly some of my best deals bankers scurried away from scared, screaming the sky was falling.

I got a nutter on one side screaming in my ear with a bull-horn were all gonna die.

Nothing extravagant for my MTR but I do want furniture that will stand up well to daily use and doesn't scream "cheap" to my guests.

I would not take the tenant based off his comment that you cant reject him because of the dog. this just screams problems in the future. it comes off as entitled, and will be used against you in the future if he was a tenant.

But it wasn't a screaming deal and we spent almost 18 months looking for it.

These are all signals screaming trouble.

People who are financing both sides of this PLUS financing the rehab, those are very difficult numbers to make work unless you got a screaming deal, are in some extremely rapid increase market, or can wait out the market.

Driver of crashed car opens the door and stumbles in, covered in blood and screaming at the top of his lungs, "THEY SHOT MY BABY!!!"

Such high environmental offset costs are one reason why infrastructure projects cost so bloody much.