Also there is much less competition.

They are the competition if they are will to invite you in you should take full advantage.

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I have attended the local sales and you are correct about the competition....

Perhaps in their mind there was a lot of competition for the house so they were offering you a deposit to hold it for them, but not feeling it was a "done deal" until the paperwork had been signed.You, on the other hand, are a landlord now and need to conduct yourself as a business person.

You may want to go check out a few other vacant rentals to see what's out there as far as competition.

This demand price was mainly drawn by the proximity to the JBLM base and the fact that the transaction was completely off-market.Seattle is a competitive market – with companies like Starbucks, Boeing, Amazon, Microsoft, ect there is a large amount of local money in CRE.

We are currently consulting for NDD LLC which have offices in Europe and Asia in addition to North Dakota, and a global network of agents who have affiliated with them.

It's a nice rule of thumb(I suppose) but if you consider the organic nature of this market, ever-increasing competition and varying investment strategy options--the 70% rule is going to end up hurting you in the long run.

@Jon Holdman and @Daniel DietzThere are 2 types a DSCR a commercial lender will look at.A DSCR on the property your looking to acquire, in the current economy 1.20:1 is typical, but this will change based upon loan size and economy. 1:1 was actually common pre crash.And what is called a Global DSCR, which includes, all forms of income, and all forms of debt, personally and corporate (if you have corps).1.20:1 is what my banks wants me to show for both.I actually have the exact spreadsheets he uses.