I didn't fully appreciate all the micro-skills required to buy rental properties, when I first started.

These will all increase cashflow, but will require more management by you.It's very difficult to find home runs with current rates and prices. 

But here I am, trying to put a really strong offer in on a home and I’m not sure if I should go in with the mindset that it’s a 3b/2ba 1,895 sq ft or a 4b/2ba 2,055 sq ft… Seeing as I’m going to rent this one day, if I myself decide to get it assessed/permitted as square footage (which I don’t know how much of a pain it truly is), I ran some rent estimators online (RentCast.io) and the rental comp differences between those two scenarios is about $2,275/monthly vs. $2,600/monthly, which is huge!

each state has their own paperwork for contracts/selling, and can be found online. 

Even though I didn't see it first hand(thank goodness for facetime), I had some trusted boots on the ground that allowed me to feel confident that they understood my requirements and had my best interests in mind. 

The script that worked before doesn't anymore so need to tweak it lolAlso, online lead gen but it's pricey at $3,000 - $5,000pm for the campaign and for a small company like ours that's more than 50% of our revenue 🙈

Because of that I am probably going to be focused more on flips for the next 2 years to show the banks 2 years of steady income since the financing I would use for flips would have more lenient lending requirements

Many states require hard money lenders to be licensed as well.

@Tom ServerAdding it over existing subfloor will require you to undercut all your doors, and cause havoc throughout the unitYou should replace it as it’s mentioned.Depending on the square footage of the unit not sure if 5k will be enough and assume unit is completely empty of personal belongings and has no flooring in the unit over the subfloor

Most lenders require you to have 6 month seasoning to do a cash-out, but I do know of an option that cuts the seasoning period down to 3 months.