If the interest rates are lower than mortgage rates, let them ride until your debt to income ratio catches up with you.

This was not, however, in ON.The challenge with Ontario is that it's tenant friendly; there is a cap on annual rent increases, so you can't catch up to market rent unless tenants change over.

I'd MUCH rather catch him by surprise so he doesn't have time to ruin my property... 

If you are less than that and the engineer doesn't catch that, the inspector might.

A couple of the renters walk past my security camera each morning to catch mass transit 3 blocks away.

It's like catching fish with your hands lolYour cut in inventory is dramatic. 

This is really only a strategy for a long-term hold, since it will take a 5-10 years to "catch up" with the higher price.

Catch a flight! 

My experience with many house hackers is that the 1st one is the hardest, it has the steepest learning curve, 2 and 3 are a bit easier and then the DTI starts catch up with you.

I have FHA financing (3.5% down) for up to $50,000 more than the seller’s asking price.Here’s the catch - this property is two single-family ranches on a single parcel.Once my lender noticed this, they said I cannot do a residential loan and would instead need commercial financing, which they do not provide.So, I am looking for one of two options:1.