Bank some money and do what you have to do to improve your credit if needed to qualify for conventional loans.

If you have need to improve the interior, you might prefer the BPO. 

The work may not even “qualify” for a lien...here the work has to be an “improvement” to the property.

The Wholesale Inc podcast gives you practical things to do to improve your business and keep you motivated when you go a long period without a deal.

I've seen a similar improvement in my direct mail responses.

I’m all about improving processes.Maybe it was the collective pain from more than three years of this, but eventually I realized that if I gave up a little of the control, I could give up a lot of the madness, and I could make more money, faster.

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My question is in order to use my rental income to offset some of the monthly mortgage payment debt and improve my DTI, do I need to show 2 years of rental income and take no deductions on my tax returns, paying a fat tax payment.

From what I've seen, if the cash out refinance isn't use for capital improvements of the home, interest is non deductible. 

@Kat He, I need to improve on both rent and price comps, i’m trying to get more familiar with cap rates and interpreting data.