I did this earlier in the year with a local bank who were running a special fixed rate until next year May. 

If you go through a bank or traditional lender, they will report your mortgage, but at this point the DSCR rates are as good or better than the traditional mortgage rates, and the LTV are the same.   

The house located in Hiawassee.

He meets appraisers, GCs, investors, anytime at any house. 

House hacking is a powerful strategy that can put you far ahead financially compared to those buying a primary residence or continuing to rent.

Conversely, are there any areas I should avoid due to high crime rates, low rental demand, or other issues?

So my property is at the edge of a city limits  3 house to the right starts a new city and my appraiser said i can only use comps in my city limits i can’t go out of my city limits has anyone else experience this or have information on if that is correct 

That has been talked about forever.While I mention that I would agree Springfield, west Alexandria and Annandale are ripe for a huge boom as on the Virginia side it’s the one area that does not have great metro access so the cost of housing is considerably less than abutting downtown Alexandria / Alexandria-FFX county and falls church.

The renter paid for his mortgage and he was essentially able to live in the house for free. 

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