I have signed a lease and transferred payment of 1st month's rent and security deposit to the landlord.

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10% second home loan though Northpointe Bank - Jeff Chisum & team.

Contract for Deed | Texas Law HelpReason I ask is a contract for deed is a type of seller financing that the owner maintains title to the property until the loan is paid off.

However after running the cost it would be a 25yr loan of $33,000 at 5.99% and the monthly payment would be $150. 

Here are some of the highlights: quickly set up bank accounts for each property and sub-accounts under those for things like security deposits and CapEx; virtual credit cards tied to each property; quick transfer of funds; ability to send money back and forth to tenants (some platforms are for collection only but won't let you send your refundable deposits back to your tenants); easily categorize every transaction into IRS Schedule E categories for reporting taxes; ability to split transactions; tenant management from vetting to drafting lease agreements to collecting rent.

Moving forward I plan on doing 2-3 flips per year which will be will be Cash deals with no loan.

If an investment property, there non-warrantable DSCR loan options.Some details:Loans available for purchase, rate and term refinance (no cash out) and cash-out refinanceCredits score down to 620LTV are up to 75% for purchase and 70% for cash out.Rate buydown feature available.DSCR (lower of gross rent lease or Form 1007/216 rent divided by PITIA) as low as 1.0x.For experienced investors (one year of investor experience and own home), short term rentals can be structured off of 12 month short term rental history with 20% expense factor.

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Were the railings solid and secure?