Make sure all parties know the jurisdictions that you need permits/approvals with, and whatever duration you think it will take to achieve permits, probably add 50%.  

At some point you have to accept that your first attempt may not be perfect, but if you set some guidelines and narrow your focus down to something that's achievable you should be on your way pretty quickly.

But it can make things fairer, more liberty centric and that will always achieve the best VALUE in market available. 

After refinancing we were able to achieve $628 per month.

I think the expenses are light.If you want to achieve market rents, no central air is going to be an issue.

You can adjust those rewards by adjusting your purchase price based on what returns you are trying to achieve.

Which is more quickly achieved?

REPS Qualification: Since your role as CEO of BiggerPockets takes most of your time, achieving REPS status could be challenging.

Leverage the upcoming meetup to find others that have done what you're looking to do as well as a lender that can give you a personalized playbook to achieve your goals in most effective manner. 

Many people that reach out don't have the 50% down to even achieve this option.