I am NOT interested in owning any more real estate (retired here man) so I had planned on just paying my 15% long term Capital Gains tax rate and moving on to my "safe money" retirement program of MYGA's / CD's and High yield Savings account / Bonds / some Stocks.

Things like this about Scott have been coming out at an accelerated rate behind the scene so it was just a matter of time till the wheels came off if it continued and were not fixed.

Typically closing costs are around 1.5-3% of the purchase price depending on buy down points, tax proration, etc.

Another bonus - the lease payments they'd receive prior are taxed at a lower rate than interest. 

Working with mortgage brokers, gives you access to multiple DSCR lenders who have different guidelines depending on the lender. 

Of course rental rates will likely increase by the time we are ready to rent.

Hey Lucas, You could finance your first BRRRR and it may be a smarter strategy than deploying all of your liquid reserves into one property for the next 3-12 months (Depending on the loan for the refi). 

The borrower needed $65,000 and was offering a 25% flat rate.

You can get discounted REO deals from $50K to $100K with a potential ARV from 20% to 40% or more depending on many factors.

We use Jurny but depending on the county they may not be available to you.