Yet I have found my first investment property that I am willing to make an offer on. 

I was embarrassed, but I didn’t give up.I called the buyers, and they all said the same thing: the property was overpriced.

To really know the result, I'd need to be advertising two identical properties -- one with a premium listing and another with a regular listing.Does anyone have experience that clearly shows a result from using a premium listing?

If I were the seller or listing agent, you wouldnt be buying the property, not just because of not providing the DU, but if the lenders response was that, it would immediately make me think that lender is completely incompetent and there was no way that deal would get to closing. 

I then learned I'm ineligible per their policy....Rental or for-sale properties such as vacation homes, model homes, or vacant apartments.

I have found an off market multi family property I think I could get a good deal but I noticed the quit claim deed when doing research and was wondering what the down sides could be? 

It is true that home prices have never been higher, but this also means most homeowners have more equity in their homes than ever.

So, a tenant caused extension damage to my property.

Griswold, "Set for Life" by Scott Trench, and "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Turner.

Speaking from experience when hunting down property owners of distressed property’s ,probate etc, some are easy to find after a couple clicks, others I can never locate, ghosts.