The bank said we could do 80% LTV, I would then use the funds to pay off some personal debt (credit card/ car note) which is around $400 in payments a month and then have 25-30k left over to put as down payment on another SF rental.

If cash, proof of funds.3.

What rate of return could you earn on the leveraged funds, and how risky is the venture that would be dedicated to.

I am pre approved and my funds are ready to go as well.

Got secondary funding for rehabs that way.

Maybe something like "we'd like to communicate the itemized receipt of how your deposit funds have been used up to this point along with a check if any funds are still available"Just an idea =)

Institutional buyers, hedge funds, large scale investment groups. 

I am primarily wondering how to best determine whether a particular single/multi family home would be a good candidate for being self-sufficient each month (outside of unforeseen maintenance & repairs) based on what rent is collected.

My question is this - what’s the best way to go about finding alternative funding?

Cash, debt, rents, mortgages, expenses, cap. ex funds and allocation and basically have them give me an "If I were you" plan.