Maintenance costs are much higher due to the salt contamination in the air, strong winds, and occasional flooding. 

Lenders want the option to review the history of the properties before they commit again. 

Invite them to be a part of it if/when the economy slows down or falters.During a downturn, many semi-wealthy people will flee the stock market but will still have a lot of cash lying around looking for a strong return. 

The person who wrote that is probably generalizing from their anecdote, probably when they applied for a Fannie loan, they probably didn't have super strong day-job income relative to how much mortgage they wanted.

There are several hosts who call what your tenant does Airbnb arbitrage and have strong opinions about it, for and some again Can you tell us what you like most about renting to him?

If your main priority right now is strong cash on cash return, one way investors achieve 15% returns is by identifying opportunities in once sleepy regions that are now becoming trendy, or quiet suburbs that have a sudden growth of employment. 

I'm committing to doing this in May, probably around the midpoint.

Home has new roof, floors, water heater, painted overall well kept and owned by a handyman who wants to relocate to be with family.Asking :97,500$ Open to any financing options, located in good neighborhood, in Montana and local homes in the neighborhood is going for 140-160kHow should i go aboyt this i feel its strong but i really would love your opinions,thanks

It doesn't make sense to commit mortgage fraud just to pick up a property.

Her opinion of course, but the point is those mega-bucks lawsuits are RARE, often get SETTLED, and only happen when you commit egregious acts of negligence over a prolonged period.I am aggressive but fair regarding security deposits.