Come to find out, the seller actually chose me over a slightly better offer, simply because I was buying the home as an investment property.

When we took it over we discovered the entire building was infested with bedbugs so badly that our bed bug remediation said if this had happened before heat treatment was introduced the building would have probably been torn down.

I am assuming an immediate rent increase from 700 to 900 would cause the tenants to simply not pay it. 

Simply, it was an amazing investment that taught me a lot about the investment game from the ground up!

I would also try to discover if the basement was finished by a licensed professional vs a rookie who doesn't know the ins and outs of DIY.

Yes, very simply, sell tax free and buy another similar house in the area. 

My in-laws have done well in the Seattle area by simply renting out their homes when they buy a new home to live in.  

I would simply tell the tenant that you are not willing to falsify a document. 

Many times in order to discover our purpose we must release who others have told us to be to become who we truly are.

DavisThe HML simply does not know what they are doing.The LLC is the borrower.