From what I’ve seen on the internet, it looks like the general consensus is “to keep up with the market, treat your business like a business and not a charity, no matter how good the tenant is, no one is good enough to throw away thousands of dollars.”

I'd rather buy into a proven franchise business and take the UBIT hits so long as the end result returns were good enough.

So, my hope is that I can put together a package good enough to at least secure a funding commitment, So I can really get the ball rolling.

On our mid west east coast fundings for flippers for mainly investor purchases IE these are rental houses.. so our clients either sell to the cash flow investor or they are BRRR  even with rates going up to 7 to 8% on BRRR  my clients are in these good enough and rents have risen enough ( even section 8) that these still cash flow with very little or no money out of their pocket. 

He will find investors who will take a chance and he will find people who have a good enough run over the first few months of ownership to buy more.  

Is 1% rule good enough to have positive cash flow for rental properties?

If the numbers on the investment property are good enough to cover the HELOC payment, then I personally think it's a great option to use to expand an investment portfolio if you have equity in you primary residence to leverage.

@Michael ReillyI guess I could have also mentioned it's been good enough we just listed our third str on airbnb!

When you buy turnkey normally you pay retail, if the hood is not good enough you will see all the locals investing there paying less and usually not a little less.

It isn't currently good enough to replace programmers, but it is being used by knowledgeable ones to become more efficient, and with they knowledge that they need to double check everything presented.