I have a contemporaneous mileage log along w/ what was done each trip to go along with this.3) I am aware that for the IRS it is a red flag that I maintained a full time job over this period (a good amount of renovation work was done while working remotely waiting on jobs to finish).

You need to know the players in the market, the brokers, the property managers, the contractors, and so on and so forth.

Trust your gut on the red flags. 

Many sellers don't want to deal with the additional red tape that brings, and your PMI is likely to be higher.

I was informed they don't speak to borrows ( not a red flag yet), just thought maybe they didn't speak to me because they didn't want me to influence the  appraisal value of the property.  

The Hunter the deal finderThis is the networker, constantly out in the market, talking to the brokers and all the other players in the market.

I haven't heard of those 2 players in that market but I like Liv Indy.

HMLs are a crucial short-term solution for properties needing significant repairs, and for investors not wanting all the red tape that comes with traditional products.

I’ve read the blue (MREI) and red book (MREA) a few times.

The blue line is inflation, red line is the Raleigh house price index.