Knowing your reasons can help people give you the best advice.I can’t think of a worse time to use preferred equity unless I think back about 15 years.  

You want an accountant who can help you strategize and who is responsive when you want to know the consequences of the financial decisions you are making throughout the year.There are over 20 real estate accountants on this site.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

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The approvals are always subject to change at any point, but at least you would know what you're getting yourself into ahead of time. 

I've included an example below to help illustrate this.So different lenders have different rates (which do vary even for DSCR loans) but these are factors they all consider.See example below:DSCR < 1Principal + Interest = $1,700Taxes = $350, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $50Total PITIA = $2200Rent = $2000DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2000/2200 = 0.91Since the DSCR is 0.91, we know the expenses are greater than the income of the property.DSCR >1Principal + Interest = $1,500Taxes = $250, Insurance = $100, Association Dues = $25Total PITIA = $1875 Rent = $2300DSCR = Rent/PITIA = 2300/1875 = 1.23If a purchase, you also generally need reserves / savings to show you have 3-6 month payments of PITIA (principal / interest (mortgage payment), property taxes and insurance and HOA (if applicable).

I'm sure there may be plenty of other metrics we are not taking into account here and if so, please let us know what other critical items we should be looking at!

Friday evening I received a message from another prospective tenant letting me know that they filled out an application.

If income is tight you can buy your primary home first and use a DSCR loan program secondly to buy an investment rental because DSCR "Does Not" use income or tax returns instead it uses the properties rents to qualify.Best thing to do is talk to the Bank so that we can run the numbers up front so you know Max loan amount for primary.

Experience – I want a lender who's been around the block and knows how to navigate challenges.