.- Plan: reduce corporate tax rate to 15%.

Diversifying into different markets, like Omaha or Austin, can help reduce any lender concerns and also spread your risk.Have you thought about the specfic market for your STR or MTR?

Quote from @Kevin Zmick:One of the advices I read above was to be a bit less discerning perhaps and get someone in the door for 6 months at a reduced rate, and then find my golden tenant in the summer.

This could help smooth out cash flow in the long run by locking in a lower rate and reducing future payment pressure. 2.

It will reduce your travel and time costs when building a team and looking at properties. 

Because the 8% is only on the principal that gets reduced each month and when that principal comes back in the door, its not getting reinvested immediately.

Who gets to decide if a repair that appears to be needed is real or fictious, created to reduce the net available to the lender? 

Reporting these expenses on your personal tax return (likely Schedule C for a sole proprietor) could result in a net loss that might offset other taxable income, reducing your overall tax liability.

Duplex appraised 380 (super ****ing low ball) brings in an estimated 3,900 a month in rents. buyer agreed and SIGNED addendum to purchase at 397,500. day of closing they dont show, tell us they didnt know what they agreed to pay over appraised value and are trying to get us to accept 386k. my agent had me lock in our month to month long term tenant to a year lease for THEIR lender and now they pull this.. they have only 5k in escrow account.. my agent wont reduce his commission from 3%-2% to help bridge the gap. suggestions?? 

However, vacancy means covering 100% of the expenses.Multifamily properties almost always generate higher cash flow due to multiple income streams, which also reduces the risk of vacancies.