Translation: you helped your client to protect their cheating against the state assessment.I understand that your client, as a result, avoided paying $45k.

Also never pay any upfront fees and go with a trusted lender who closes through a title company. 

SO expect to pay a premium based on what the potential value of the building can be once maximized and stabilized.

If I'm paying good money for a tool, the last thing I want is someone looking over my shoulder.

They have no cash to qualify for a rental or even pay for the move. 

Use Real Estate By the Numbers as your guide, make sure it tracks the loan pay down and depreciation and have all of those numbers pour into a Schedule E.

With average rents in Charlotte hovering around $1,800 to $2,000, that means an average agent fee of just $190—if the management company even pays the showing fee.I understand that this may vary by market, but in mine, I don’t see agents being incentivized to work with renters.

Rates are high, usually in the high 8s or low 9s, and you may pay 2-4 points on the loan. 

While buying one that’s up and running might seem a good idea - paying for speed - if you’re not quite ready, sometimes the best deal you make is the one you don’t make at all.

Primary home is a little easier but for FHA and other programs it requires 12 months title seasoning.There is something called delayed financing that if you purchase a piece of land and pay for the home "All Cash" without a mortgage you can get up to 80% LTC.