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My tenant ultimately rehomed their cats (which had been indoor/outdoor despite my policy that all cats are strictly indoor) because they found them to be too much responsibility for their current situation which made me sad.

Ultimately you may need to scale with a partner or two in order to obtain that many doors in the longer term, but before you partner it would benefit to do some deals yourself and gain experience.

But ultimately all tenants leave, all debt comes due, and you're going to need to backfill it, so who is that, what pool of tenants could you consider?

I ultimately decided to look out of state where the price points were more affordable and the numbers made sense + landlord laws are more friendly. 

While all these are “dividers” they are not the ultimate divide.  

I agree: Pitch deck to a specific deal is the ultimate goal, but in the mean time, I need something to just show lenders, potential investors and others in the industry so it sounds like we know what we're talking about.

Ultimately, it's up to the investor to take that risk.Title is the one doing the title change into your LLC, but if you are doing this through a refinance, the lender/broker helps you and takes care of it

Ultimately I had a vision for how this particular home could easily be improved and rented for top market without much headache.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Ultimately, it depends on your goals and the opportunities available for investing your wealth.