Lower cost of entry, landlord friendly, low property taxes, no state income tax and only a few hours from NorCal.

One vacant unit on a triplex is a hit on 1/3 of your gross operating income versus a duplex where it would take out half of your gross operating income.

I think this type of thing will disappear fairly soon since the IRS Chief Counsel recently released a memorandum on the topic of penalties for aiding and abetting understatement of income tax as it relates to cost seg.

DSCR loans won't use your income to underwrite the loan.

Understanding the potential rental income is crucial in assessing the profitability of the investment.Expenses: Do you have a clear understanding of all the expenses associated with owning the duplex?

I guess we feel like by paying it off sooner, we get to keep more of our income from the property sooner...is this thinking not the best?

"Low" income though due to cash business... 

We not only lost our hard-earned money but on top of everything, our health suffered, I had several sleepless nights due to the stress and anxiety that this horrible experience created for my wife and me.After the buy-back was completed, I approached Maverick to at least help us with our losses by requesting us to give back ~$6000.

The more established borrowers with a track record likely have their banking relationships in place so how to you earn their business?

Families now have way less disposable income, I could go on, on this.