Of course, deal terms can vary.  

With that being said I have not found a mortgage broker yet that could package a mortgage for the original seller without the sub2 loan affecting DTI.

The real play is to get a seller-financed note and then sell all the homes during the term they give you and then refi out.

This is very inefficient especially in terms of rocking, mudding, taping, and painting. 

Historically, residential US mortgage rates are near their long term averages.

In terms of a tenant that has paid before and had a lease, who refuses to now pay or no longer has a written lease - this is still a matter for housing court as they are a holdover tenant, not a squatter. 

My partner actually lives in the area that we want to invest in.The long term plan is to just use this as a buy and hold.We were planning on splitting all the repair costs.Great insight though, I think we will have to go back to the drawing board and see what type of property would truly benefit both of us.

Mike,I don't know the terms of the AirBnB policy. 

Lenders that have flexibility to originate in multiple states and have a wide range of programs available provide more value. 

So we went down a bit but never "crashed"2020-2022 was pretty nuts but not super crazy compared to 2018-2019 as most offers have been over asking price the first weekend since 2018May 2022 it dropped off a cliff though and 2023 was terrible in terms of inventory.