Sounds like you have een interested for a long time.

I’m from the Houston area and imagine many in this group are!.  

An investor-friendly lender will help you devise a plan for savings and debt paydown.I'd also begin looking into which areas you'd like to invest in as well as strategies to utilize (i.e. househacking). 

How would you handle this case and future cases?

The tax advantages of buying/holding gas stations are pretty great.
Many of the components of gas stations including pumps, tanks, external parking areas, and other equipment are classified as either 5 or 15 year pro...

I still don't like it, especially not now, but I see it for what it's worth and use it appropriately.

Has this been your experience as of late?

Anyone with long term rentals in Arkansas willing to share a lease agreement that they like using? 

Welcome to BiggerPockets - Huntsville seems like a great market for rentals

It just starting to feel like its impossible to get less than 100k in lending no matter how secure the deal is