If you are using a third-party site to conduct the background checks, sometimes they have the option to send a person, a denial letter, and due to the fair credit act it may be required to send them a notice, informing them that you checked their credit and background so that they have a receipt that it was completed.

I think I was fortunate to find a roll outside of real estate to diversify my income across two different sectors of the economy. 

I have a W-2 Job, capital saved up for a down payment (or two), and a buy box based on my affordability.

My wife Caroline is a realtor here and I know she’s done a deal or two with your husband for places in Aina Nalu.

To date, two BiggerPockets members have reached out to me.

The 1031 exchange rule to defer your tax is two part 1) reinvest all your proceeds and 2) purchase a property (or properties / DSTs/TICs) with an equal or greater market value.  

If they started with two cats, and you were fine with it, maybe allow it.

Illegal is illegal whether it’s by an inch or a mile and two wrongs don’t make a right.

I’d rather not do a single family again until my third house - I’m getting married in January and would like to be able to rent it without house hacking :).

For $10K and a lower rate I'd be willing to consider delaying...but only if I knew that lender two was solid on closing in a relatively short timeframe.