I'm so glad you found the post helpful.To answer your question, yes, certain types of homes and markets definitely tend to benefit more from full-service staging.

Regardless of the type of lender you work with, building a trusting relationship is crucial.

(I won't do them)The buyer can be facing "equity skimming" as defined by the law:Penalties of Equity SkimmingEquity Skimming is a type of Mortgage Fraud.

@Aeon Jones - Hey buddy, what type of information are you seeking regarding STR's? 

Pretty cool.You probably won't find this type of home in Florida or anywhere where the water table is high.

You usually can do these loans with NO points, you just need to work with a broker who has access to dozens of lenders as there are plenty of lenders that can provide these type of loans with No Points. 

Worth noting that most firms will do two types of studies (although they may be named differently) - detailed engineering and modeling.

Do you want an investment that you can use yourself such as a short-term rental in an area you like to vacation in, or does it matter which type of asset it is?

Go to Meetup.com and type "real estate" or "Apartment Investing" or other search terms for your area.  

Half the states do not even require any type of Disclosure whatsoever.But as sort of a baseline, damage that has been repaired does not need to be disclosed in most states.