A handful do not have a seasoning requirement at all. 

Since it was discussed with the loan officer the borrowers were seeking to create rental portfolio assets, they likely knew the borrower who was not present at signing would not have signed that, but apparently the one who was there signed everything presented to her to the point of her hand cramping, without being aware one of those signatures countered their plans for the purchase. 

What's more important to you, cash in hand now or less of a payment over time?

I work with BrightSide property management software and we have clients with a handful of properties and others with hundreds.

I have seen quite a bit of activity over the past handful of years.

Neither outcome is good for you.I give some approximations of each expense category in The Hands-Off Investor, but the best way to nail down operating costs is to look at the property's historical performance.For example, Contract Services and Utilities. 

My wife had to hand hold the majority of the interactions with the tenants and attorneys which was unacceptable.

I’ve been doing it for the last 6-7 years and acquired a handful of properties this way. 

I regularly go to Mexico so I know first hand what's going on there. 

Ok @Sam Epperson, ready for me to literally hand away the "secret sauce"?