Our plan was to do the traditional house-hack, but things haven’t gone as planned.During some self-testing followed by professional testing, we discovered lead in several high-traffic areas of the home.

The no cash component will be your biggest hurdle. 

Everything new that I discovered looked good.

@Constance Kang well you discovered how many of the most expensive REI instructors work in this industry.

😂Plenty of lovely folks there, plus it's where Cannon Air Force Base is located, but we soon discovered that just having a base nearby didn't necessarily make for a lively real estate market.Shortly after that, we adopted our MUCHAS criteria:M - Near a military baseU - Has at least one college or universityC - Has a Costco or equivalentH - Has a hospital ranked at least as a Level II Trauma CenterA - Has a commercial airportS - Has a Sprouts (organic grocery) or equivalentThis has led us to look at often-overlooked markets like Lubbock, Texas and Augusta, Georgia.May be worth a look for you as well!

As primarily self-employed most of my life it would have helped me to discover DSCR loan sooner.

Was great chatting with you earlier today over zoom and I believe I helped you understand this property and the location and how to analyze this property from many different angles but unfortunately we discovered after looking at your deal that its a NO-GO and you will probably need to back out, if possible.

While I understand this may not be the best time for high demand, the lack of inquiries has been unusually low—something I’ve never experienced before.When I searched for similar rentals in the area, I discovered that my listing does not show up properly.

Then a couple years later, discovered that a piece of paper was signed at closing which was never read and in fine print says something about the home being owner occupied throughout the duration of the mortgage... wtf?   

We discovered margins are high here and not all that sensitive to construction or sales price adjustments.The design process is getting along well, but there is still much to be done.