Is all this covered pretty clearly in the gov't handbook for landlords?

For example, my bank will sign off on pretty much anything I want to buy with 10 percent down, with a fixed rate at prime, for 5 to 7 years, with a 30 year amortization schedule.

Rented pretty quickly Lessons learned?

Quote from @Clay Gross: I don't think it's worth it, I see a lot of goofballs with the peace sign on their hat and their car selfie profile pictures asking pretty basic questions in a lot of public fb ws groups. 

Are you pretty close to the blue line?

There is a small (<600 sf) house on the lot currently, which is in pretty rough shape. 

On the other hand, the croissant are cheaper, local and work pretty darn well.

This was pretty standard rehab.

Managing a good STR is pretty easy.

It’s pretty common for people to buy homes even if they have other debt, like student loans, as long as their debt-to-income ratio is in a good spot.