Traditional has nice terms and long term security, much easier to finance individually if you ever think you might want to sell one of the properties for any reason because it's time consuming and expensive to separate it later. 

I am really impressed by how supportive the BP community is!

The deal supports itself very well (pretty much a 10% cap rate) even when I finance the entire purchase and closing costs.   

You have to have show the income to actually support the loan that you want. 

@Lynn Milos thanks for the support!

Just make sure to consume contents here as much as possible and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

If they meet your standards (income supports new rent amount) and are/have been good tenants, how much is it worth to keep them?

@Mathew CrivelliAbsolutely lol, the area I'm investing in is low income so I don't think it would support raising the rent that much.

Same when you are dealing in luxury market price points where you also need 70% deals as your rehabs are typically very large, time consuming, hold times are longer, risks are higher, etc.In summary, you need to use these % guidelines only for quick analysis and not for purchasing decisions.

If you have great credit, no consumer debt, bla bla, someone will loan you money.