With $50K and a DSCR loan, your budget will likely cap at properties in the $150K-$170K range, depending on the closing costs and any repairs needed.

I often have new investors tout cash flow without considering all the cash offsets and, as such, what might seem like a great deal is really not so great.2. 

As you mention big difference between fraud and a bad investment.

And folks that need to do that dont have the capacity to deal with a loan that has been called and a seller that is madder than a wet hornet if you goof up their credit.Then the other major issue glossed over by everyone is there is a minute amount of sellers that will even entertain these transactions and most of the time your paying a premium for the asset.

I also own some long-term rentals and a short-term rental.

So even though I lost a deal and commission I won loyalty and a client for life and became very valued as an agent and very successful by getting the money that was deserved and obviously, rightfully, morally and legally due to her.  

Five bullet points AND a graph.

Purchasing a property for your child while they attend college can be a strategic investment and a great way to provide them with stable housing.

Further, running a very quick and simple valuation based on $900 rents, 8% vacancy, 25% op exp margin, and a 9% cap rate, I'm coming up with an ARV of around $83k, so I'd pass if I were you unless you can get a much lower purchase price.

Even if you do find such a deal, getting it to cash flow after repairs and a cash-out refinance is extremely difficult, especially for single-family homes.