they require a low 1.0 debt coverage ratio so as long as your rents cover PITIA expenses then your good to go, cash out is required to be used for "business purposes" only their retail division is Cash Call mortgage, FICO can be as low as 600 and cash out LTV's from 65-75% based on credit, I used to work for IMPAC as they were rolling out the product, it is pretty competitive in the market for this type of financing. 

Just having credit cards open should not have a hugely negative effect on your credit- however, having large balances on those cards and insufficient income to cover the payments would.

I found that really interesting because  I thought all those syndicators were saving up money to cover those costs.But, keep in mind that is syndicators and they are looking to maximize the returns to their investors.

This is a riskier investment than the other two I mentioned, but with a fund that covers a broad swath of the market the risk is reduced through diversification. 

Then, their monthly payment to me covers my payment on the mortgage and usually I get $500 to $700 per month *more* than the payment I am making.

Presented by the BiggerPockets Podcast co-host, Brandon Turner, it covers a different topic every week. 

You pay an HOA fee and it covers electricity, maintenance, utilities, etc.

Hopefully the income will cover the debt.

The extra 900 bucks makes a big difference in the renter’s psychology as well as covering potential damage while the $75 a month is often not a deal breaker, especially if they intend to recoup it.  

Do not rely on automated valuations for quite a number of reasons, not the least of which that the valuation algorithms can't "see" inside pictures for the condition of the house.