From there every 20 point increment affect pricing differently.

Is there a difference between being on the Northside vs Southside of some major street?

My family made theirs in real estate (house hacking a private money funded 4 family when I was little) so two different philosophies.

I’ve had my share of challenging deals too— but the payout made it all worth it.Curious - would you handle the cash-for-keys offer differently next time, or was riding it out the best call?  

These loans do come from banks directly (Fannie/Freddie loans come from the Federal Government) so each bank that offers these types of mortgages might have slightly different requirements. 

I always felt kind of like I will not be scared out of this neighborhood but I am very different now that I have kids.

We signed P&S agreements on 6 different properties totaling 20 units approximately 8 months ago and received a call today that the price we thought we were buying at has to-be increased on average 13% due to the increased cost of construction.

Hello all, I'm working on trying to grow my rental business and looking at different avenues for funding. 

Brandon Turner does a great job going over different strategies in his book "Invest in Real Estate with No (or little) Money Down".

We always make different exceptions for long term tenants due to what is considered normal wear and tear from a one year tenant compared to a 5 year, but cleaning isn't typically something we make exceptions for.