I just know from what she tells me its a lot of moving parts in regards to funds, property selection, immigration process, and the development of  the project.

IRS and industry compliance: Select a firm with a strong track record of delivering IRS-compliant studies.

You want to be able to select who rents your house and how do you know the person they sublet to will pay the rent and take care of the place?

I’m comfortable with my tenant selection but want to do this both for due diligence and for practice.5.

Selecting the right lender, this can get done in about 6-8 weeks, if not earlier. 

My suggestion would be to select someone with the most forum posts or most reviews.

If it were mine, instead of peeking out the window shades and making notes about it when the smoking is happening near the front door I would simply go outside and say Mr.

To avoid going through the same poor experience, keep reading.Even if someone gives you a referral here, do NOT make the mistake of assuming that the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.In our experience, the #1 mistake owners make when selecting a Property Management Company (PMC) is ASSUMING instead of CONFIRMING.It's often a case of not doing enough research, as they don't know what they don't know!

@Caroline PowellAnother thing .... make certain your selected contractor is very well versed on 203k's.

My two cents: try to select a strategy that works best for your skill set, market, and risk tolerance.