I'll do that to I reach my own limit of 10 loans and the last property I use BRRRR strategy on, I'll  refinance that one of course.

So I have something solid to screw to, I will fill in the places void of plaster with drywall shims on the joists.

The house you referred me to is in need of an electrical overhaul and some cosmetic work.

Then I'm stuck with partial rent and can't evict if I need to. I

GAAP (generally accepted accounting principles for most other readers) could be justified by the use of funds argument I posed, having cash on hand, which pot does the loan amount really go to? I

But this is pretty consistent with ~80% of lenders all being in a narrow band of being pretty freaking close in terms of rate these days once each loan offer is structured identically (back in 2006 it might be 0.5% or 1% difference in rate between lenders, not the 0.125% to 0.25% in variance we see today), meaning it comes down to knowledge, communication, responsiveness, etc.So the answer to "Is it worth paying more for a bank that actually communicates?"

I read a lot of articles before buying my first rental so I kind of knew what I was getting into but the real world experience has been a good teacher to. I

@Tom Gimer so the broker I refer to is my agent who is a dual agent also representing the seller.

As you plan to, I purchased with an FHA loan - 203K loan specifically .

The plan, if things go south with the neighbor, or even if they don't when we get the time to, is to build a driveway from the easement that is on the back side of the property.