As long as nothing surprising pops up towards the end, we should be under budget.New Deck:Floors sanded down:Basement freshly painted and carpeted:Master bedroom in basementAnd just a pic I snapped one morning from the from the deck.

The requirements and limits of borrowing to buy or refi anything but an SFH do not surprise me.  

Dont be surprised if the best training/team situation is 50/50 split. 

I was surprised no one above posted the actual program requirements from Fannie Mae.

And the new rental benefited from this growth and unexpected Pandemic growth, of over 50% equity growth and more than doubling the cashflow, in the first year!

Sounded great to me aside from a little extra accounting.However, twice since then he has run into "unexpected" circumstances, for example a car repair.  

The big risk is a prolonged vacancy combined with unexpected expenses.  

Most importantly, a listing agent should *always* be available to respond to buyer's agents -- you'd be surprised how many phone calls you'll get that go something like this:  "My client and I were looking at a house in the neighborhood and we saw that you having a listing their too. 

Surprised there aren't more responses from newbies and those active in Greenville.  

@Courtland Stansberry, you might be pleasantly surprised to find out that when the occupants find out that the property is not owner any longer by the bank they will leave on their own.