If you play your cards right, you can have the permit submission package ready for submission the week after Closing.

Having good schools played huge part in the properties we purchased.  

And the one time we did get sued by a tenant the LLC never  came into play (slip and fall on ice that the tenant won a nice settlement on from our insurance company, insurance company handled it all). 

Factors like real estate trends, property taxes, and competition also play a role.

Often times, I advise folks to start with HML or PML and the refi into a DSCR loan with a bank/CU when the property is stabilized.I am going to assume that a HML/PML loan would be at a higher cost/rate than a bank that would play ball, so I would prefer that if possible...

Maybe play dumb a little "I don't know if I'm in the right place..."

Go learn how to be nicer or go play in traffic!

If someone can get the SEC or another financial division to take notice then that could change the playing field dramatically. 

As for the owner portal, it works but I really haven't played with it too much from an owner's standpoint, so I'm not as familiar with what all it does and doesn't provide as I should be.

House may continue to appreciate.Cons: Not sure how the revenue plays against social security, Medicare & taxes.