Charge for amenities like cable, internet, and pet fees.

There in fact is no law in Texas saying you cannot have a HELOC on a non-owner occupied property.

Public forms are not the best place for asking legal questions since it's rare to find a unified accurate answer, so hopefully the video helps. 

We consider ourselves a "non-denominational" retail space meaning anyone can join our community. 

It provides an opportunity to see what's happening in the units.You still have the ability to evict for lease violations, but your less likely to face non-payment issues. 

When you think about it, only the flipper will know the expenses (not generally public record) so analysts or data aggregators can only go off publically available data.

In fact, someone just called me last week and had a non-performing rental package that they purchased in the same fashion and the prices they bought at, considering the actual condition and historical performance of the properties was too high in my opinion. 

Our pet deposit is non-refundable which is what I generally would recommend (assuming your state and local laws allow that).

The actual crimes were lower level non REI related. 

Those willing to go beyond that could be good partners for real estate investors.Traditional banks/Local Banks and non-bank lenders - If they are a portfolio lender, meaning they actually hold on to the loan and don't just collect your payment, then they have the ability to be flexible.