Just trying to wrap my head around the differences of if we got a standard mortgage up front vs. private equity and then paying that off by getting a conventional mortgage after seasoning. 

You all went CHEAP and have hopefully learned a lesson:)Area where I was vetting them the prices were standard 10% monthly rent with $75 min and 50% first month rent.  

Standard PPL (Pay Per Lead) companies will sell them between $150 - $750 a pop.2.

When you engage with a new vendor, have it be a standard procedure that this worksheet or packet be filled out with documents provided before you will engage their services.

They’re not standard where I live, but prospective tenants are thrilled to hen my units have them and don’t mind paying higher rent.

Such as a management systems, best rent collection service, laws around notices and evictions, a standardized lease, etc...  

The higher you go in price, the ratios get too hard to make it work without leaving as much money in the deal as you would a standard down payment.

., 5, 7, or 15 years instead of the standard 27.5 or 39 years).

Standard deduction has nothing to do with purchasing a rental property.

However, this is not applicable to standard M1-2 zones.Zoning Map Amendments: If the property is not in an MX district, pursuing a zoning map amendment to rezone the area to a district that permits residential use is an option.