You can secure additional funding through pairing it as matching funds.

Once you have REPS the distinction between passive income (or losses) and active income (W2) disappears and all those tax losses you have been banking can be applied to the W2.Good luck

I take that a step further by looking up property records before I call to make sure the name matches.

No other country has been able to match that when it comes to beach destinations.

It discourages new landlords from entering the market and limits the ability of existing landlords to adjust rents to match rising maintenance and operational costs.

You can not comp using houses with above grade GLA that match your square footage if a portion of your sqft is below grade.

They're all good answers that matched the "it depends" mentality that I was expecting.

Check the county records to see if the names match and you can also skiptrace the owner and call them to confirm they are selling the property - I wouldnt do that if your buying from a wholesaler though since it may look like you are trying to go behind their back. 

You will want to make sure to match the prepayment penalty with the purchase option if you don't want to have to pay that.More info on DSCR loans:DSCR loans won't use your income to underwrite the loan.

You can use it as a RE investing 'google' search to find past forum posts that match up with any keywords of interest i.e.