I'm continually blown away by how well many of our properties there perform.

If you're going hard money, you'll need at least 10% of the purchase price, plus lender fees, a third of the total renovation costs, and 3-6 months of payments in the bank.

It also includes 3 Online On Demand Home Study Courses. 1) Rich Rewards in Notes (Performing Notes) 2) Big Money From Bad Debt (Non-Performing Notes) 3) Nothing Down Deal Architect (Buying and Selling on Terms).

Any other tips for ensuring that the purchase loan on my third property (second investment property) goes through?

Rents have really exploded in the neighborhood-more than I realized--so I could raise it by a third to bring it to low/middle market, appropriate because it's a little beat up and dated, especially now that the area has become so much more expensive. 

Third, it’s already been discussed here but rehab costs are much higher here.

Performing or nonperforming?

I had this problem , lucky for me I had a third building with its own meter I keep for me , I ran the well electric to that meter 

House-hacking has allowed me to live for free, save money to purchase more properties, give me landlord experience, and allowed me to try my hand at performing maintenance/run a flip.

If you don't perform under the terms of the contract, Seller can exercise remedies as outlined in the contract.