., acquiring a fixer-upper SFH) would be incredibly helpful.Thanks again for your thoughtful advice!

If it's a matter of a quarter point but the more expensive debt is with a bank that offers better other terms like amortization and LTV, and they have a rock star loan officer, I'd go with the slightly higher interest rate product.2.)

With your balance sheet and cash, you can put together creative deals without giving up equity and without using your cash but you are going to need to find a market and product which has 7-8% cap rates.I invest in the northeast, Great Lakes area.Diverse economies with education, healthcare as the back bone and tech as growth.In your area, you’ll have to raise way more capital in the form of equity just to meet DSCR with the banks.

its funny how this changes with time and the market on BP  if you asked this question 5 to 7 years ago you get drowned out with the cash flow is the ONLY thing and appreciation is for gamblers my self I have always been about making appreciation games in RE.. by either value add building a new product or buying foreclosure and flipping or lending money and getting instant 12% plus returns . 

Best of luck to you moving forward and I am certain you will do great with this property as well any other future ones you acquire. 

KT is an ancient and inherently dangerous product.

A buyer needed, I heard through the grapevine, $100M of liquid capital to acquire them for very darned little.

Most are going to want to lend on the rehab as it ensures the rehab to be completed,There are numerous ways to pencil it out in your favor though.It benefits to work with an experienced broker who can guide you through the process and put you into the best possible product and solution out there for you.

Seeking to invalidate someone's perspective before asking for details is not productive.

The usual max for cash out loans on your primary home is 80% and that would take many years to acquire when putting 1% down.