Like I said, 6 - 8 months ago I was doing exactly 0 ARM deals because rates were in the 3s and all the smart investors bought all the way down on refis and purchases. 

I realize that this idea is spearheaded by my personal interest to the property and long term goal as a primary residence but am hoping that the idea to rent it out and use the cash flow to not only get the DSCR loan and pay for itself is in fact a smart idea.

I am not concerned about the actual monetary amount of the royalties, but losing control of a property I am trying to own does not sound like the smart move...How often have you guys seen this happen?

The only thing I can think of that you should buy new are big screen smart TV's, other than that, if you can find nice quality second hand anything, that works great!

After I cast missing bronze & cooper pieces, spend time and treasure updating 1880´s technology, hire craftsman to match missing stain-glass pieces  - i like that to stay in my family for the next 140 years, but i´d still like a double digit returns.

Figured id ask the cut throats and smart people what their perspective was

The city has a diversified economy that supports industries such as healthcare, finance, and technology.-- Growing population: Kansas City has experienced steady population growth over the past few years.

I 2nd the remark about leverage.in my tiny world (inside my head) leverage is KING and cashflow is the result of smart leveraging.I could be wrong though, again thats only what the inside of my head is like.

Interactive Real Estate Investor Websites (RealEstateInvestingWebsites.com) have been online for a long time – actually since before mobile websites were relevant on the internet.For all the years we have been online, we always have some kind of upgrade going on to upgrade existing features or build new ones in response to changing trends on the internet and the real estate market.And yes - our website designs are all mobile responsive – meaning they automatically adapt to the device you view your website on – PC, laptop, tablet or smart phone.That being said, we still have lots of clients out there who have our websites that are not mobile friendly.

I mix them, BofA has the best technology, small local community banks or credit unions have the best service.