Now there may be an angle to be used when gathering documentation with criminal convictions as a safety hazard, however simply being a ‘felon’, expunged or otherwise, would be in violation of the Guidance on Application of Fair Housing Standards to the Use of Criminal Records by Providers of Housing and Real Estate Related Transactions by HUD, based on the Civil Rights Act of Discriminatory housing 1968.But a safety concern could be any violation of the following it seems;No violent or drug-related feloniesNo crimes against childrenNo felonies committed within the last 10 years, and no imprisonment for felonies within the last 5 yearsNo crimes against landlords or rental propertiesNo convictions or pleas to any crime involving metal theft, vandalizing properties, or otherwise damaging properties.No arson convictions or pleasSo if you know there are drug charges and drug activities (should be able to obtain dated public arrest records) this seems like it would apply.

Were they nation wide banks or local banks? 

There is a wide range of realtors with different experiences and you should only be dealing with one that has real, some will tell you they have experience with investors and don't, real experience with investors.Funding. 

Looking to see if I’m missing any angles or not.

However, we loved the fact that it was on a 30-foot wide lot that allowed for larger than average bedroom size, it was set back from the street by a sizeable front yard, and it is a brick building with large south facing windows.

However, we loved the fact that it was on a 30-foot wide lot that allowed for larger than average bedroom size, it was set back from the street by a sizeable front yard, and it is a brick building with large south facing windows.

This can be a great way to pick up anywhere between 5-10 units in your price range in one transaction.It's widely expected that this market will continue to rise, or at worst, level out and hold steady.

Looking for angles that would cause issues that I'm not thinking about.

Investment property lenders have a wide swing on rates right now depending on their appetite. 

It will be bottom up in the form of ballot measures that citizen groups (whether misinformed or not) will propose and it will vary widely by region.