Its sound like you don't have at least negative income. 30 years fix will give you positive income try to take shorter term so you don't add back those 3 years.

Neither one of you is a judge...and don't know what a judge would decide...so to me it is your position that it is criminal and a judge can decide that later, you just need them out of the house.   

Your monthly nut is probably less than 800 and you can live free with about 200 positive cash flow.  

I've been at it maybe 2 years and have had mostly positive experiences. 

Over lunch another attendee told me he’s usually in the buying position, as a manager in the IT industry.

What are some of the negative impacts you are noticing and what are you doing to stay compliant?

Is this something that would impact the appeal of the property to a renter?

Finally, joints are 'weak' spots so dovetail & screws are better then glue and staples.Make sure you are comparing apples to apples when looking at different cabinets.Picking counter tops is impacted by the tenant class you are targeting.

Well I thought it would have an impact on how I look on paper for the future.

Pulling out your equity will increase your true cash flow on your existing properties and the additional income properties will generate positive cash flow above and beyond the debt repayment and expenses on each.