Find one that does not have a high-priced long-term monthly contract, flexible pricing, and excellent customer service.

Although they are in real estate, their service areas include investment management, technology products, and VC investments.Do some research.

Great tools that get updated regularly.I am on the lending side of things and would be happy to hop on a call with you anytime to discuss financial strategies and help answer any questions you may have about nearly any loan product available to help you on your journey, even if they are not products my capital partners offer.We are all here to help you learn and grow.

you can open it on excel, numbers, or google spreadsheets.

Basically if there is no "living room" and there are no comparable properties with similar square footage and bed/bath count in your area the property becomes difficult to comp or sell and lenders will not be able to use it as collateral for a loan Excellent point.

Personally for our company, since we entered the 1st lien space a few years ago, product availability with 2nd liens isn't a huge issue.

Quote from @Heidi Fischer: This is an EXCELLENT post!

So spend NO money on advertising and use that money to make our product stand out.. this has led us to raise our prices Far above our competition more than makes up for it and we sell them as fast as we can build them.. for us thats delivering 2.5 homes per month. 

I am sure you put in a little more elbow grease and learn how to make this successful.list the property on https://www.affordablehousing.com/ to find a section 8 renterhttps://store.biggerpockets.com/products/long-distance-real-... really helped me become a better long distance real estate investorsend DM if you need help finding a PM. 

If you plan on buying these properties using a mortgage its also best to begin the pre approval process and work with an investor friendly lender to help guide and educate you what the best product might be for your projects to make sure you dont already max out your borrowing power after the first deal.