As far as the DTI is concerned, do they compute that including estimated mortgage or is the up to 50% DTI before adding mortgage into the mix? 

The numbers were not adding up to meet my metrics.

Again, adding a credit card account automatically lowers your current utilization relative the the limit of the card.

You can hold buyer seminars, facebook ads, go visit your brokerages offices in other countries, hold seminars for those agents about buying in the US and then hold one for their customers.   

It is easier to make the decisions that need to be made without all the personal attachment and emotion added by having a conversation over coffee.

You will then ad schedule E to your personal income tax return and get depreciation on the rented units.

@Emad NasserThey should be adding it back along with any other non cash expenses such as amortization.

I completely gutted and remodeled the kitchen and bathroom, refinished the hardwood floors, added central air all while living in the property.

Our attorney advised us to check title early and often and we added language to the PSA that specifically protected us should the title be affected while we were still under contract.  

This was the same when we acquired current home, agent freaked when we added Hubbard contingency (subject to us selling current residence).I'd love to team up with an investor that has $500k ready to roll.