The kid situation all stemmed from trying to help out a buddy (who happened to also have a cat).

Hey MarkSince April this year when the Fannie Mae lender letter came out restricting correspondent investor portfolios to 7% of their total portfolio, lenders have increased rates to stem the flow of investor loans, but DSCR lenders have held fast on pricing (or even improved it) creating an odd scenario where a loan with significantly less documentation is priced as good or better than one backed by a GSE.You can do the DSCR loans either in your LLC or not.FoAC is really backed up right now, but there are others that are not with similar or better pricing.Get yourself a good mortgage broker that does these loans and they can point you in the right direction.Stephanie 

My issue with the control stems from a few examples:1) Real Estate - So far all real estate investing that I have done has involved SF long term rentals/vacation rentals under my own LLCs with my own funding. 

LRO is probably one of the easiest coverages to place unless you have a high-risk tenant, Cannabis Dispensary, Chemical manufacture, or something of that nature.

My hesitation stems from just wanted the flexibility to sell or refi if needed to pull money out for any future projects.

But a way to stem these increases is protest the valuations on all your properties every year.

A lot of my questions stem from that topic.

However, we believe he is alleging that we bought the property "as is" and therefore, that we assume all costs to fix the property despite the source of the damage stemming from his unit.

This grey area seems to stem from the definition of a broker, and as a wholesaler without a license, is illegal when done incorrectly.

Success stems from finding your drive.