Have you been aggressively paying down your mortgage while you are in there to earn even more equity over the longer term? 

However when I try to add a neighboring comp, the search doesn't even work.

I've built a small network in Philadelphia, and even made an offer on an apartment building there!

At the end of the day flips, FHA house hacks and rentals all work even in this market.

Portions of car and truck payments, gas, insurance, repairs, maintenance, even 50% of meals get written off our income just to name a few.Leverage is always the way to go to maximize your return on cash-flowing investments.All the best!

DSCR only requires that the rents be equal to or greater than the PITI payment or the ITI payment if you go I/O interest only.You can use DSCR for a cash out refinance, Purchase and even a "Rate and term" which is when you want a lower rate or get out of a HML - Hard Money Loan, Balloon payment, Adjustable rate getting ready to expire/adjust (Recast).

Investment properties take a lot of capital and even that amazing "cash flow" that everyone talks about should really be put in reserves for vacancy and repairs anyway.Learn from your current experience with your first home. 

If the brokerage fee is owed to them if you buy any property, even without their assistance, then you owe that brokerage the full fee specified in your contract.

Is there any website i can use to find a floor plan of an existing house even if i dont  own it?

Will a $100K budget even work in light of the $30K in permits and fees?