The least risk would be to use the extra 100k a year to buy bonds and then sell the bonds to pay the mortgage each month.

Just having an extra kitchen doesn't impact insurance eligibility. 

Without complete financials up to that point, extra work (and headache) will be required to get everything straight after years of failure to keep complete financials.There also might be an asset protection wrinkle by not maintaining complete books for an LLC, but I won't comment on that as I'm not an attorney.

Whether you’re looking at SFHs, duplexes, or other properties, it’s important to pair on-paper data with boots-on-the-ground knowledge to really get a sense of values.If you’re considering anything serious in Detroit, I’d recommend connecting with someone who knows the market inside and out.

If you use niche.com you can pretty easily find median home values, median incomes, an some data pretty easily.

You’ll need to find a GC on board with the extra paperwork and a seller willing to accept a longer closing time.   

@Chris Seveney - Where do you get your data on US treasury demand - per your "very weak demand" comment? 

I'm curious if this discrepancy is typical of other regions as well.How accurate is the data on this site?

No extra fees added for repairs, I'm allowed to contract my own people via the PM to do services(HVAC, lawn, water heater, etc.)

Maybe to have extra cash for repairs.