On a residential mortgage they will limit you to a certain debt-to-income ratio (DTI).

There is no limit to how many properties you can self-manage.

At this point I’m fully accepting that there’s a high chance I’ll have to be in a small multi family and have to take a loss on my first investment up front.

So if you are looking for an drywall guy you might ask the guy who does trim work and doors.In my limited experience most GC's will ask for 50% up front. 

We are at a loss! 

Either your friend is hiking your rate to cover his compensation, or he put you on a lender paid mortgage insurance program to limit your monthly payment, but at the expense of up front closing costs.

Cut your losses and drop the price so it pops back up on buyer's radar.

The only permit you have to pull now is a $75 building permit, unless you're unlucky enough to live in the city limits, ew!

Each Occurrence Limit $1,000,000 Per LocationGeneral Aggregate Limit  $2,000,000 Per LocationPersonal & Advertising Injury  $1,000,000 Per OccurrenceMedical Expense Limit  $5,000 Any One PersonDo you think $380 is alot for extra umbrella in these 2 states?

They're so ill-considered, with such terrible consequences for the future of our city, that I kind of want to up and move and sell all my properties, which are all within Portland city limits.