Being knowledgeable to recognize what a property needs and the cost of renovating or building it valuable.

Is there any lender that recognize STR incomes?

The second obvious reminder is to factor the HOA dues in the cash flow analysis and recognize that the HOA dues may cover some items that either a landlord or tenant is covering in a non-HOA situation.

None of the acronyms I recognized.

You can keep learning here.Generally speaking there are 2 main types of loans for investors: “Conventional” and “Portfolio”Conventional - I'll define these as loans that come from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (if you recognize those names).

The bank recognizes that the REI (borrower) has no risk in property. 

We do the every day deals, month in and month out and whatever real estate niche you choose, recognizing that it is going to require a lot of push and effort to actually get where you want to be.

@George Wolff,  No, you do not have to reinvest the entire amount of your sale - if you're willing to incur some recognized taxable gain.  

But folks fail to recognize rents are also much higher.

This really limits any complaints from the lawyers about the contract - and from sellers who may recognize the form and/or think I am more professional because I am not using a one page contract to purchase a $100k+ asset of theirs.