The following table describes conditions under which Fannie Mae considers a residence to be a principal residence even though the borrower will not be occupying the property.

They had tried to repair it twice and when I went to look at it there was still a hole as deep as a major street pothole and as wide as a coffee table.

You’re leaving money on the table if you try to do pricing on your ownFind a solid cleaner and handyman (this may take a couple tries) as they are the lifeblood of your business and will help you with any last-minute requests that you can’t do being far awayUse a Property Management System (PMS) tool like Guesty or OwnerRez to automate messages and run your business more efficientlyThere are certainly more tips and tricks, but these are the basics to get you started. 

Then not needing to bring any money to the table does make this different then most loans. 

I got the bag but left a little money on the table but was able to continue focusing on long term wealth Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

If you sit at a table and never talk to anyone you'll end up going home thinking you wasted your time.

Due to some unique circumstances we’re going to be sitting on a boat load of equity on a personal residence that we’re looking to see about options on leveraging right into multiple investment properties, ideally through DSCR loans.

My suggestion for finding a partner would be to zero in on a market first, and also to be very upfront with what you can bring to the table.

I'm excited to get my first seller financing deal on the table, but it has some contingencies I'm just ignorant on.

EMD is largely pointless here....what happens is the money gets tied in escrow until there is consensus to release the funds...no consensus, no release....the money sits in limbo for 2-years and then goes back to you, its a lose/lose situation....or you get a court opinion...so, pay $6,000 in legal fees for $5,000...not a great idea...In the last 20 requests for EMD we have submitted for listing clients where a buyer was unable to perform on a deal, the broker on the other side of the table acknowledges the initial request and then ignores every piece of documentation and future request...there is no repercussion...a lawyer might be able to help with motivation here.This is usually a "pissing match" fueled by misunderstanding of how EMD works...Your agent/broker should be advising you on this stuff...Read this: https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-re...