This can make for a good opportunity to make the property code compliant and do an attractive remodel to get rents up to market, then subsequently get a good tenant. 

Subsequent meeting is April 9, 2016. 

i now have 3 properties in the memphis area, 2 with "hardin enterprises" and one with "realty capital management". hardin enterprises im about 50% satisfied, and realty capital i havent been with long enough to say, but so far its about 85% satisfied. 

@Sammie BakerTry Enterprise Property Management.

Or what to people normally do to buy 3rd, 4th, and subsequent properties?

With a rehab and subsequent refinance, you can build equity fast and still continue to cashflow.

Here's why, the tenant already exists at the property which means the property owner has already accepted the tenants credit worthiness to lease the property (if you're a subsequent new owner you had a chance to review credit during your due diligence, if you didn't then that is on you).

Assuming you spend $300,000 in fees and costs to get permitted, and you sold all of the lots with a brokerage commission of 5% your Paper Lot project would look like this: $1,200,000 Sale of 60 Paper Lots-$   60,000 Commissions & Closing Cost-$  300,000 entitlement fees $  840,000 Net Sales Proceeds-$. 300,000 (25% development profit on project value) $. 540,000 land ValueThe figures above assumes that land value is determined by working backwards for the values and costs you will pay to create the $1.2M Paper Lot value.The same process noted above should be applied to each subsequent phase of lot value creation to ensure that there is enough value & profit to support the next level of Lot value and level of finish.Hope this helps.

This is a very volatile time for DSCR lenders and brokers and subsequently borrowers unfortunately and what  you've heard is correct; we have several of our lenders that are saying that either they can't lock the rate until the file is clear to close or they'll give a 30 day window to get the loan closed without being subject to repricing.  

Your first RE purchase should prepare you for subsequent RE purchases.Also if you see an issue coming, BP is a great community to request advice.