It would not be too heavy of a lift, but you would want to work with someone knowledgeable about Twilio.

What would be the solution to avoiding potentially lifting LVT?

I'm looking into purchasing a foreclosed property which has an open permit from 2014 for the house to be lifted.

So here is my process. 1- Open Zillow/ redfin or whatever, and type in a price range, 2 - Scan the states (sunbelt only for me) that have findings and pick the Citys that have properties meeting my criteria. 3- Check out the city on citydata.com (population trends, where they are at with state / Fed averages, etc... )4- If I like city-data then I will search and open the city's CFAR (Comprehensive Financial annual report) and see how they are doing with debt, reinvesting in the city, upcoming projects.. yada yada. 5- Once I got my city I will call 4-5 realtors and interview them (looking for ones that know how to "lift a skirt" of a home when looking at it, and can send video or photos)6- Call 3-4 PM companies and interview them, talk a bit about the market (rents/areas) and get some free info while interviewing them. it can be a lot of pre-work just to decide to dig in but I think it is worth it. 7- Remind myself to not overanalyze and stay away from Analysis paralysis.That's it that is my process... just interested in what anyone else's is, I feel I am too haphazard, I don't really crunch numbers, i just make sure the rent can cash flow (500 or more, pending funding terms) 

So your comparison is a bit apples to oranges, almost all of the reduction in points is b/c you're evaluating a FRM at 20% down v ARM at 25% down.

I went to New York City for five days last week... didn't have to lift a finger on my rentals... no calls, nothing.  

Through my career I have been fortunate to meet some of the most successful landlords in one of the most sought after real estate markets in the world, THE BIG APPLE!

That's apple to orange.

A more passive nature can also come into play working with or through a competent broker or adviser and servicer who helps with the heavy lifting.

No, they're not all the same rate - and make sure you get closing costs quotes as well so you can compare apples to apples.