All the appliances are mine except for the tenants washer/dryer in the basement.  

House-hacking is absolutely correct, except that I am married, and have had tremendous difficulty selling that to the lady.For now, we're starting to do flips on the SFR side, and I partition some of the winnings into the buy-and-hold portfolio.

@Marcus Durant,Come prepared to WRITE an offer, or have as much as you can filled in EXCEPT the offer price.

Maybe you are exceptionally good at managing rentals in rough areas so you cashflow  more than others.

Any new hires are to be hired in India unless there is a specific exception identified by the CFO (this is a large, public company).  

Employing a systematic approach/process for analyzing deals is important so that you aren't tempted to make exceptions and chase deals that will wipe you out.

They have been roommates in college as well and seem to get along fine.Application:Credit scores are around 700s, no late payments.They have jobs lined up in May.Have assured me that they will take exceptional care on the unit.I have letter of recommendations from school and previous employers.

Unless you have a significant down payment this would be an alligator.Property 2 - It's a little better except for the HOA.

The payment plan must be structured as follows, unless otherwise agreed to by the landlord and tenant For rental agreements of 6 months or longer—6 consecutive and equal paymentsFor agreements between 30 days and 6 months—4 consecutive and equal paymentsFor month-to-month agreements—2 equal installments; except for pet deposits, which can be paid in 3 equal monthly installments.

Account Closed  he asked about HML  and I am unaware of really any lender in any market doing 100%  except for do hard money.. although do hard money wants 3k fee up front non refundable and 600 to 800 a loan submission.we have seen folks post on BP that they actually got a loan through this company... that's good.but we have also seen those that spent the 3k and a few 600 to 800 submissions and got turned down on all and are out 5k with no loan...