The other option is a DCSR loan this will take into account the Mortgage payment versus the rent.

The benefit of using an FHA loan off the bat is the lower down-payment versus a conventional loan.

You are better off with 5 at zero pointsI wager Quicken will not honor a 30 day lock at 2.99 30 year with that small of points.

An example would be hardwood flooring or an addition to the added to the home or landscaping cost for the size of the yard and so on and so forth. in the end you could look at this sheet and be able to determine your plan potential profit your number of months worth of holding versus selling market comparison and analysis of other nearby homes of similar size and price and just an overall view of the investment.

With that in mind has anyone found a sweet spot in regard to the cost of the house versus the rent income.  

Other companies may have a financing option that is more favorable, where you can finance all or most of it, and immediately start saving money, versus paying the same.Things I would look out for with the opportunity you present: what happens in winter when you are making very little by way of solar?  

Leveraging your property to take on debt versus free and clear needs to be looked at at a case on case basis.

What are the advantages/disadvantages of purchasing this property as an investment (using my LLC to buy it using a loan) versus getting a loan myself and buying it as a second home?

My goal is to leverage my cold-calling skills to find off-market deals with the hope of locating deals that cash flow.I am curious what the group consensus is here on buying a list (ex: corelogic, or another real estate data company) for starting to prospect to duplex, triplex, and fourplexes versus just building a list from public records.

Maybe see if you can get some feedback on different construction approaches to help get the costs in line with wat works for you - but make sure you work through an entire project budget including all the costs of development versus just the hard construction.