do it under an LLC. dosn't effect your debt to income ratio. 

If you are purchasing one-off, my advice is to be extremely selective.  

Quick, easy and effective. 

You have the option of selecting a city inspector or private inspector (who is a regular home inspector on RRIO's approved list- we went this route), and he inspected the units the city requested, plus the exterior, roof, common areas...  

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"my community," fannie mae program.The problem is most lenders are not creative enough to figure out how to structure a deal to yield the most effective ROI but there literally many more ways to structure the deal to achieve the most effective results.

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It seems like it would hold up very well to pets and renters and seems to be cost effective for people with slabs.

What type of effect does this have on SFH vs.