Deduct NEW property taxes after you buyDeduct home insurance costsDeduct maintenance percentage, typically 10%Deduct vacancy+tenant nonperformance percentage(we recommend 5% for Class A, 10% Class B, 20% Class C, good luck with Class D)Deduct whatever dollar/percentage of cashflow you wantNow, what you have left over is the amount for debt service.Enter it into a mortgage calculator, with current interest rate for an investment property, to determine your maximum mortgage amount.Divide the mortgage amount by either 75% or 80%, depending on the required down payment percentage - this is your tentative price to offer.If the property needs repairs, you'll want to deduct 110%-120% of the estimated repairs from this amount.Be sure to also research the ARV and make sure it's 10-20% higher than your tentative purchase price.As long as the ARV checks out, this is the purchase price to offer.It is probably significantly below the asking price.

-Cash Back on debit card payments (THIS IS THE BEST)-Higher APY than is typical on checking accounts 

Quote from @John Teachout: Title work is typically done as part of the pre-closing paperwork.

Rick Basement square footage and room count are typically not counted on public record but in some states agents list it or are allowed to list it. 

The better value add deals will typically be off-market. 3.

The first step is typically posting a notice to end tenancy, it is normally 30 - 60 days depending on the area and type of lease.

Add to that the fact that private financing typically involves way less bureaucracy, with reduced paperwork and fewer hoops to jump through.

Typically the banks that say they can get it done in a few days I havent had luck with when getting creative as they underwrite the easy deals quickly.

Typically Conventional will end 42% of DTI and FHA can get up to 51% DTI (and based on your credit score I think you should stretch to that 51%) Just a few things to start thinking about as you are working through the process. 

Furnished Finder is what we use to list all of our mid-terms and don't typically have any issues finding tenants.