Nothing would be worse than finding out the spare lot is some sort of conservation area or ancient burial grounds that can't be developed on.

Can you still go to Harvard for Ancient Music and Primate Linguistics?

We removed an ancient one when we rehabbed the SFR we have.

Reasons why they don't close: 1. borrower doesn't tell the whole story 2. lender fails to ask questions 3. property in bad condition or C class and doesn't appraise for sale price 4. borrower believes it can rent for a lot more than the market shows 5. property weird/ancient crumbling/not habitable 6. title clouds...Here is what you need to start to work with for DSCR at many "shops":Loan amount above $110000, your mortgage FICO 680 middle, no forbearance/ no mortgage lates, market rent survey and rental agreement more than cover the PITI, you have a written quote for insurance, you have reserve money in your checking account, the down and closing costs are in your checking account, you have the vesting ready to go, property is not a rehab and is ready to rent, your lender broker has been in the business more than six years and can quote all the terms and ins and outs needed. 

It’s an ancient argument to which sensible investors no longer subscribe.

That ancient Hawaiian disease lackaloot worked to motivate me back in the day.I didn't know what I wanted to do when I was young.

That's ancient history now. 

As a certified lead technician licensed by the State of Ohio it has become obvious to me that  once a landlord installed vinyl replacement windows and new flooring over ancient wood and asbestos tile floors this can become a tenant cleanliness issue.   

Tight enough to capture most pollen and dust, but not so restrictive like the expensive filters.My unit is an ancient one from the late 70s or early 80s.  

There were grain shortage riots in ancient Rome, inflation riots in Argentina in the late '90s (and of course the ongoing problems in Greece).