Most of the time, deals pencil better with a regular DSCR loan for an acquisition than with a high-interest rate ARM on your primary. 

You want to be fair with your tenants but keep them at an arms length.

again, i'm not trying to be discouraging - just trying to arm you with some facts as you get started.feel free to PM me if I can be of additional help

Thanks  I think you would be better off doing an ARM instead of an interest only loan.

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You the "rich big shot investor" will get branded as taking advantage of the poor guy who's now blind or missing an arm and can't feed his family. 

(This is explicitly explained to prospective Tenants before they get the honor of moving in to one of our properties.)

.- For appreciation, I look for a minimum of 2.5% YoY growth in median house values over the past 20 years but I don't use this explicitly in calculations.

The intention is to say you are the property manager and NOT the owner whether the 2nd part is implied or explicitly stated.

The owner portal is limited; I can download my 1099 but not view detailed expenses.A significant issue arose recently when I explicitly documented a request for them to consult me before any tenant lease renewals.