If I offer to buy out the tenant instead of the OMI eviction does that give me more flexibility.  

Yes, small MF is tough to come by in the Atlanta area but if you are somewhat flexible on location it definitely isn't impossible, especially now.

Now I do all 3 & love it - great to have flexibility & multiple streams of income. 1 income stream might be slowing down a bit, but rarely all 3 at the same time. 

Something that would allow flexibility to renegotiate should the market decline while under contract.

You can find some thin, flexible material-looks like a thin laminate that you can cut and put on the bottom of the shelves.Things like the closet doors, a coat of paint will fix.

the hand offs are annoying since if your situation is more complicated, as investors tend to be, you have to explain your file all over again.Separate from banks, non-bank lenders (separate from mortgage brokers), really have more flexibility than a bank due to the regulations imposed after the 2008 crash.

This absolutely increased the value of each unit by giving flexibility and increasing the pool of potential buyers.

Can be 70% loan to value or 60%, I’m flexible on that.

In a strong sellers' market like we're in today, I'm typically only making low offers on properties that have sat on the market for several weeks, or if I have some other indication that there is some price flexibility.

I suspect they'd want a salary slip but some banks might be more flexible, especially if they're looking for business.