From experience, a good number of those who apply without viewing the property tend to rush the process and may try to hide disqualifying factors.I recommend sharing your screening criteria and fees with prospects before arranging a showing/applying.

However, the ones we viewed were expensive, needed renovations, and would have been a long commute for my son. 

Best to prepare before doing so, so that you can meet with (or terminate) your existing PM, view your rehab, and meet with the new PM(s) and contractor(s) before finalizing things and heading back out. 

This is one of those situations where it is best to say, you would be foolish not to hire a CPA to give you correct advice with 100% view of your entire portfolio.  

I typically walk the properties for them, facetime and help analyze the deals prior to them coming up to view themselves.

Private lending is the perfect investment for a retirement plan in our view, and we practice what we preach exclusively in our plan.

Since you replaced the entire roof after storm damage, it's generally viewed as a replacement rather than a repair.

Many eviction videos serve as a form of entertainment and draw lots of views

My view is you have incorrect risk assessment especially if this is in a single family zoned area.Here are some of my thoughts- 2 ADUs disqualifies from Fannie/freddie conventional residential financing even if both are legal. - appraisal could come back subject to corrections. - unless you get some whacko judge, there should not be any issue collecting rent on unpermittted unit, having a move-out cost (no fault eviction) in excess of the standard rent control or eviction process in excess of standard rent control hurdles.    

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