This is a LOT to navigate when many of our lives are so often in flux, so just be mindful that the credit diligence on you doesn’t always end at closing…particularly if your mortgage broker is planning to sell your loan.I admittedly over-indexed on diligence $ and time on this investment, as it was all part of my planned RE education.

The neighborhood is now absolutely gorgeous and has appreciated tremendously.Spend plenty of time doing your due diligence.

Walk through it, do your due diligence, figure out financing, write an offer, set a closing date.

. - how much diligence should they have done before approaching you; what numbers should they have, if any; should they have started negotiations with the seller; what information/stage of the deal do you expect them to be in when they pick up the phone or sit down to e-mail you before you'll start partnering. 

You must do your diligence.  

The best deal you can analyze in your due diligence in the hands of a not so great syndicator is a recipe for failure. 

I will definitely do my due diligence on this.

  $750 buys you 45 more days of  due diligence. 

It tells me that you don't really know what you're getting in to - and that's nightmare fuel.When you do your walk through, do it with a trusted general contractor or a licensed home inspector.As @Joshua Weidman said, you have to do your due diligence regarding the area, the rents for similar homes in the neighborhood, vacancy rates, etc - and you have to do it with a mix of pessimism and realism.Then do your budgeting. 

But I view that as additional time doing market due diligence.