@Juan Mendoza  I think there are legal definitions for a bedroom and there are usual and customary definitions for a bedroom, with each dependent on who you are talking too and where you are located.  

Happy to talk with you about why I made that decision if you'd like!

With value-add, I know I'm getting at least some of my capital out when I'm done and I'll end up with a house that should not need any significant cap-ex for quite a while.I'd do turnkey too if the numbers looked good enough but the reality is in the market where I have boots on the ground you're talking about close to 60k between down payment and closing costs for maybe $200/month in cash flow.

.: Quote from @Audrey Sommer: A couple weeks ago, I was talking to a texan resident that came up to Washington State to help the company I work at, train our team for a new product launch.

Or are you talking about a third-party REI calculator tool that you like and use?

It's good the tenant is talking to you, but I suspect she's just filling you full of excuses and you're lapping them up.Cash for keys is what amateurs do when they don't know how to handle non-paying tenants.

Finding an analytical agent is a good thing but hard to do.I would ask any agent I was interviewing to give me 5 properties they have been the buyer's agent for in the last 6 months and talk to the clients about their experience. 

Can you talk to someone who is being foreclosed and handle a discussion like that?

Give sellers the space to make their decisions without rushing the process—trust takes time to build.Listen More, Talk Less: The best closers are the best listeners.

However, some investors don't mind this strategy if they prefer not to put a lot of liquid in up front and plan to refi out within a few years of closing (which seems to be a great option with the talks of the FED reducing interest rates this year).It really comes down to investing in a growing market, in a good neighborhood & building a great team to support you.