I find it beneficial to communicate my screening criteria to potential clients before they arrange a viewing or submit an application.It is useful to directly verify information with employers and landlords.Make sure to follow both your state regulations and the Fair Housing Act.

Otherwise, you can make an arrangement to rent the property to them.5.

Still in the learning stage but doing a lot of this so this is super helpful. 

My understanding is that I'd need to have the 20% in cash for closing but could arrange for the seller to put the 20% I need for down payment in an escrow account until after the closing with the Hard money lender.

Usually, that is best done with a 2-family house hack.You are at the stage where you don't know what you don't know, but your post saying wholesaling or storage indicates you aren't very far down the rabbit hole of research for what will work for you.

I'm really on the learning stage at the moment and I know that I have to find and build the right team to make things work.

I think 25k to furnish, stage and stock with essentials (linens, towels, kitchen, etc.)

It is important to note that this announcement is still in the rule making stage so it will 1) take time to become policy, ie after the November election, and 2) the Congress or courts may block it.

Not exactly.Before we launch into the strategy, I want to start with a little story to set the stage.

I haven't done as much research here as I'm still in the early stages but I was told the same thing in Oakland.