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The issues that I had with the experience were:- Semi-exclusivity meant nothing...firstly they had picked through them, then they released them for resale---by the time they got to me, people were changing their identities to get away from the 30-50 lenders that had called before me (honestly)...even in the best case scenerio (when the lead provider is being ethical), they still and shouldn't promise exclusivity...because they have no control over what sites the client had visited before and after theirs...- All about price...it got so ridiculous towards the end, that I was just pricing it out at overhead (so that I could breakeven and then break the contract)---even the subprime borrowers were beating the sh*t out of me (when they are normally appreciative & cooperative)...- Bogus leads: I don't like paying for crap---missing or wrong email/phone numbers was a common occurrence---I was expected to pay for it regardless of quality or validity.

Cozy is the preferred method of rent collection, but this tenant refuses to set it up due to a fear of a past identity theft issue. 

Claiming you need to hide your identity and location is suspicious. 

Identical duplex on the same street (just few blocks down the road from mine) went pending nearly $70,000 higher than what I'm paying.

Better even is a 3 bed that can be converted easily to a 2 unit with a studio kitchen as people will take to the culinary delights around them.

Recent capex: Both HVAC 5 years old, water heaters 4 years oldUnit one: 964 sq ft, vacant, market rent $1500 (I saw an identical house down the street with a "for rent" sign at $1575)Unit two: 964 sq ft, rented, $1250Property taxes: $5,500 / yrThe seller seems antsy to sell (the owner is a realtor and apparently emailed our realtor twice yesterday asking if we're interested), so I'm targeting $400K, with 20% down.The current owner provided these numbers:Annual operating expenses: $6,000Annual utilities: $4,000Annual insurance: $600When I use DealCheck, sometimes it has positive cashflow and sometimes it doesn't, depending on what I put for vacancy, capex, maintenance, etc.

@Joshua BiondiBuying from a relative or someone a business relationship with FHA falls under "identity of interest."

All were nearly identical square footage and similar in condition (fair/required minimal-moderate rehab). 

I just found out that an almost identical house (spec home) in my neighborhood was renting for less than my mortgage payment!