If your plan is to hold the property forever that is great, but maybe the correct move is to sell the property and roll those gains into a property that would generate more revenue and growth potential.

No other credit score factors changed during this timeframe.Please note that even if you pay off your credit card every month your utilization can hurt you because it is based on your statement balance. 

What have been some of the frustrating factors of being a remote investor?

@Alexander GeorgeThere are several factors to this and your real estate agent and mortgage broker should have explained this to you.

It's hard to stand out.There are some owner-occupied segments with people who share motivating factors for selling their home.Seniors with Long-time Ownership: often ready to downsize or transition to assistance.Homeowners with Low Financial Stability Scores (FSS): Struggling financially and likely ready to cash in on their asset.Both these categories have additional advantages in that they probably don’t haven’t been updated and may have deferred maintenance.

Rates depend on many factors, you want to go for conventional 30 year loan if possible.

It's actually a gold mine because you have much more control over your buildings and the residents in it and the Vacancy Rates are held incredibly low because rent-regulated apts are basically removed from the available housing stock, lowering the supply of apts, as well as other factors including AirBnB.I have also seen abuse go both ways where Landlords purposely harass tenants.

Will depend on several factors like the type of property, type of tenants, your risk tolerance, other assets you own, your estate planning, laws where the property is located, etc.Any lawsuits would be limited to the assets of the LLC and not your personal assets (assuming you run the LLC appropriately and the corporate veil is not pierced).

Even if i do not follow through on a purchase, I still want to make sure I am paying attention as much as possible to key factors.

And in Des Moines then you have to factor in utilities paid by landlord too.