In the past when buying a house, we had a seller say "on second thought, a lot of other offers are coming to the table, we will need to raise the purchase price $X to continue" which would also put us in a bad position if our 45 days is over.  

Just a whole lot of data slicing and dicing to bring up cities that otherwise will not top any unqualified lists.

Will really appreciate all information on this as we are ready to buy this property but using the DSCR method. 

I think Caleb nailed it, you'll be able to learn about real estate and make the money you will need for investing. 

The Deloitte survey revealed the average family office principal age at 68 and 4/10 will endure a succession process within the next ten years. 

This will help offset the townhomes new mortgage payment which will help me qualify for the loan.I'm not sure what this means and if this is common for a lender to do for an investment property.Has anyone experienced this?

Please drop as much knowledge as you're willing and provide examples if you can.

A MTR will give you the flexibility to keep the unit furnished, get a higher monthly rent rate, and avoid HOT. 

Capitalizing and depreciating will not affect your DTI.

A guest that will grossly break your rules will not respect your property. #2.