I asked the typical questions (is it staying cold, shutting off, leaking, etc.).

After 2 years it will go down to a typical rental management fee.I’ve been wondering my how to fund a deal.

I'm dealing with an insurance question in San Antonio.  The property consists of a SFR plus a "in-law cottage".  The property is part of an estate and it will likely take a year or more to distribute the estate (I'm t...

So sort of a state wide gentrification perhaps as total population net gains yoy. 

I refuse to deal with rat hole houses in rat hole areas....you typically get rat hole tenants in those areas!

About $5k is typical for closing costs in my area.

The advantage to the HELOC is that the closing costs are way less, but typically they don't have a fixed rate and the amortization schedule is a lot shorter.

@Paul Wakim I agree that LinkedIn is probably not the best place to place ads because the CPL (cost per lead) is typically $9 for a very well-targeted campaign, whereas Facebook can be pennies on the dollar. 

Is this typical?

Yes, but you typically need to season for 6 months unless you get lucky and find a portfolio lender or if you decide to go commerical.