I just have 5 units and am doing other work to help pay the bills in addition to doing all the property management myself (upkeep, repairs, cleaning in between tenants, mowing, finding & interviewing tenants etc).   

Did the property that had new cabinets sell for 25K more or no?

If this is an STR, DSCR lenders will require that you have booked the property on an STR site for 12 months or have 12 months of prior experience with a different property.

You put a down payment on the property.

I already have an eye on a property.

I saw a prior post where you mentioned having a STR in Texas.you want to have a conversation with your accountant to see if it can be treated as an active property instead of passive.If it can be, then there is a potential opportunity to offset the losses against other forms of income such as wages, interest and dividends.

I used to own a small property maintenance/handy-man company so I have some skills that I would be willing to barter with.

Currently, I live in Hawaii, house hacking my own property, and am looking to expand into out-of-state long-term rentals.My goals now are to master the art of wholesaling, continue raising private money, and build a strong portfolio of long-term rentals.

Huntsville ranked the best in this metric at only 14.1% of the median household income.However, the low property tax rate of just 0.41% of the median home value—the seventh lowest in the country—may seal the deal.

I have commercial property that I currently owe $141,000 through a SBA-HEDCO loan at 4.25%.