It will be your cash flow and with the cash flow you can refi to increase your number of properties. 

The market has seen a lot of national hedge fund investors that are buying up markets which will decrease available inventory and increase property value. 

I currently own 3 single family rentals and looking to increase my portfolio. 

Johnathon contrary to popular belief HML these days post GFC is just about as stringent as bank financing.you NEED money you NEED credit and you NEED experience.best way to start is to partner with someone who has the above and build your own experience bucket.you will not get a loan with the situation you described.

Increase the potential of buyers to sell the contract to and quicker (more presentable) 2.

The answer of course is to increase both my income and network through real state sales! 

The unit is in a great part of town, very popular area.

Believing it is true I increased the offer.

Hey All,The question I have for all you self managing landlords today is, does anyone have any good tips or tricks (I don't mean actually tricking your tenant) into a simple and stress free way of having them sign a new year lease with slight rent increase about 2.5% Ive been doing this for years now and Ive just come to the point where I'm tired of hearing the same old "Oh well we are going to probably be moving" or "This is broke, I need a new stove, bathroom, car..."

Buying homes with low down payments is very popular on this site.