Once you know what specifically is stopping you, you can address it directly—whether that means learning more, asking specific questions, or just taking a smaller step forward.Sometimes the biggest hurdle is just narrowing down that fear and facing it head-on.

Our biggest climate risks in central Texas are typically wind and hail, so anything of concern regarding the roof could get an applicant declined including trees too close to the roof surface, roof over 10 years old, etc.

Here is  the biggest question - I expect withholding  $1.00 of the security deposit is going to cause friction.

What have you seen make the biggest impact ? 

The good news is that most of the businesses are moving to Texas which is the biggest hurt that they can put on the state.

In fact being current on payments is the biggest challenge to getting a short sale approved. 

The contractor will be your biggest challenge.

That might be the biggest hurdle - but otherwise, I'd check out "DSCR Loans" which are the perfect option for people like you looking to buy rental properties w/o W2 or DTIWe don't own any other properties other than the investment property we just purchased.

One of the biggest challenges is keeping the bathroom as carefree as possible.

The biggest risk I see is one decent size hiccup and they could be toast.