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On the other hand, waiting until after the tenant leaves allows for a smoother rehab process and reduces vacancy risk, but it may impact the immediate refinance value and timeline.

From my experience on the financing side, DSCR loans are easy to structure and have a straight forward process.

It's been a learning process but worth it in the end.

Hi Cameron,First congrats on starting the process of getting your first property!

I am in the process of replacing Evernest

Or is it necessary to walk through with a structural and MEP engineer and a contractor before putting numbers together?

If you're like me, who used to own 11 turnkey rentals and sold them all, and many accredited investors go through a similar process, then doing a cost segregation may not be the best choice.

Finding comps on MTRs is a long process and if you choose to do it yourself make sure you look at a variety of sources: Furnished Finder, Airbnb, Zillow, etc. 

Your future leases should include that this is your process.