In fact, I had to yank the 3rd floor kitchen, pull the 3rd gas meter, and "upgrade" the electrical to two separate service panels instead of 3. 

Instead of it being me me me look at me the real estate agent, it should be more about the end client in mind. you should be thinking about how much you actually want to service that client before you even have him as a lead. 

First and foremost, I need a great real estate agent who is able to provide stellar service and won't be turned off by individual smaller priced homes. 

Remember Fannie uses debt-to-income (DTI) but the commercial loan uses debt service coverage ratio (DSCR). 

I've been reading a lot about different investment and property management softwares/services and am kind of a tech guy myself.

@Maria Marrero  Dept Service Coverage Ratio or DSCR for short, is the amount of Net Operating Income ( NOI ), which does not include your mortgage, Divided by Total Dept Service (TDS) ( usually mortgage payments, equity loans ) so the formula is: DSCR=NOI/TDS.

(Also, I read Rich Dad, Poor Dad this year and liked it enough to buy the board game.)So, full disclosure I am a real estate agent that services Denver and Colorado Springs.

the Cash on Cash return and the Debt Servicing Ratio are the main things I look at first. 

Check out if the site have all the services to the boundary and that there are no easements or any under restrictions on the deed.

call a local note/loan services who does private notes and get a real estate attorney referral.