Local banks are usually more flexible, but they typically have higher rates and fees.

Commercial brokers typically do not have time to be bombarded by questions when in a transaction just so someone not buying can get (trained up).Reminds me of a car audio business sign I saw one time hanging in the front door decades ago.

Typically if you buy non-owner occupied and the property is vacant at the time of the purchase, the lender will get a rental comp. analysis as part of the appraisal. 

A typical portfolio is plus or minus 700 doors.

Hardship and grandfather provisions are typically included in a rental restriction, so monitor the discussion and proposed language, should your board contemplate the restriction.

I'd suggest renting out the basement, but seeing that you're likely in Florida, basements aren't typically available.I used to rent out rooms in my house, and it worked out fine and decreased my PITI mortgage by half.

I've found that the typical response rate to direct mail marketing had declined like crazy. 

The ability to defer taxes into the future is one of the greatest attributes of owning real estate directly.Finally, because private equity real estate is typically held in an LLC, which is considered a pass-through entity by the IRS, 100% of income, losses and expenses pass through to the owners.

@Jonathan MorningHouse hacking is living in a multifamily investment property (buy and hold, typically duplex, triplex, or fourplex) and renting out the other units to cover your mortgage costs while you get to live mortgage-free or very close to it.

Registering as a foreign entity is typically as expensive or more than just filling in that state to begin with.