Also another option - especially if your husband is handy - is to take out the some or all of the upper cabinets and replace with open shelving.   

HelloMy question is about how to structure a partnership when one partner is funding a majority (or all) of the deal but has less experience.One member of the partnership has fairly extensive experience flipping houses (around 20 flips completed) the other member doesnt have experience with rehabbing/contractors but has other RE experience.

An oral lease is not enforceable, at least in our state.

Are they 5 individual houses or all in 1 building.

To compete with multiple or all cash offers, you have to find the properties where others are not looking.

If the buyer received the seller's rejection in response to their request, didn't get an extension on the deadline, then decided they wanted to cancel the purchase and get out of the sale on 8/20, 5 days after the deadline, they may be in default on the agreement and jeopardize some or all of their deposit, or be on the hook for other expenses.

@Daniel Z Fang: Sounds painful but when investing in securities you probably received material from who you invested with stating that you understood that you could loose some or all your invested funds and probably also that you understood that returns are generally not guaranteed. 

I plan on asking for current pay stubs in addition to calling to verify.Does anyone have a standard set of questions they ask to verify the information provided on the application or orally?

Do I skip trace and send them mail, call, visit or all the above?

Many title companies won’t insure title until the statute of limitations has run out on some, or all legal actions that may occur.