In this type of situation, they want low interest rate with low down payment also.

@David Naphy With a strong credit score you can do better than 8% on a DSCR based cash out refi today. 

I think there's a pretty low bar for competency in the management business because it's not glamorous and can be a grind.

Quote from @Omar Samaniego: Quote from @Bonnie Low: I've used Avail in the past, but switched to Baselane last year.

Happy New Year, everyone!
Getting right to the purpose of my post, with all the relevant context: I’m 52 and living near Seattle. I have a good FT job in education administration, but I want to retire asap, focusing ...

You might want to check out the Detroit Land Bank Authority, which sells rundown properties at super low prices—as long as you commit to renovating them.

New construction, fully decked out on the design and amenities. purchase price 785K, 40K in seller credits, 120-140k gross rental projections What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

It looks like you are right to be concerned about the low season as occupancy drops below 50% for most of the year  

And a few from 0% interest for a year credit card loans too.

Less than 10 minutes and they are done.Self Managed, Low Volume - these folks collect the same rent every month, have minimal expenses beyond their mortgage and find it very easy to collect the few documents they have to report it.