Here are some questions I ask myself when underwriting properties, and speaking with potential investors.What am I working with as my initial investment ( equity) I am putting in? 

I recently came across a company recommended by a friend, but my initial contact, whom I connected with via Facebook, is no longer active, raising some concerns.

With a cash-out, I could have pulled my initial investment out, but I would have been losing several hundred dollars a month to expenses.

@Dav Pohote we like 30-yr as we considered the lowest initial investment (which were still 20-25% at the time), and lowest monthly payment for smaller effect on DTI to qualify for the next one.

I’m looking for initially maybe 5 books and/or articles that will help to greatly broaden my knowledge on this industry and the investing process.

You must of had less than 20% down when you initially purchased the home, if you had the 20%, the lender would have steered you to a conventional mortgage.

And rent has been lowered at least 2-3k from initial asking price.  

Transitioning from sellr financing to traditional financing on commercial properties, the initial down payment made during the seller financing phase is taken into consideration when calculating the equity you have in the property (make sense?).

I would suggest adding a pet addendum or modifying the page of the lease that refers to pets.Having the changes initialed and dated by all parties and reflect the changes to accounting "pet deposit" or additional deposit.

I will also mention that their initial terms are a 5 year ballon with the first 2 years being I/O.