So many gurus will tell you to build your buyers list first, in my opinion, that is a waste of time.

Both of your points are solid advice.

Now we are wasting time & money due to the upcoming Holidays!

"It's not enough, I know that already, that's a waste of time".

I would say ask around and just be upfront with the lenderr so you don't waste your time and get so far into the process only to be turned down later due to having too many properties in your name.good luck,Chris

Or is it better to have a solid foundation of dependable income before jumping ship?

If it was a SFH in a solid area where there is a good chance tenants might stay 2-3 years, would you still consider it a poor deal?

Don't want them to waste more money if I am going to deny them anyway.Any advice is very appreciated.Tina.

Given he has at least some interest (that is, ownership) in the property, its a waste of time to try to sell the entire property.

I'm asking for my appraisal fee to be refunded just because I believe they should have known their own guidelines before they approved me so I wouldn't have wasted so much time and expense.