If anyone needs a boots on the ground inspector to do walkthroughs or gather info for a property you don't have time to check out or if you're out of state.

It’s packed with great insights and worth checking out.Your plan to house hack and scale up is a solid move.

When you say that you will "screen" prior to showing, does that mean a full application with backrgound and credit checks?

Attend in person, bid, if you win you have to pay right then via a cashiers check.

Be sure to: call & verify employment references, request pay stubs to confirm income & check rental history by contacting the previous landlords.Keep the momentum going!

I was looking at DSCR loans because they don't require extensive checks like the bank loans and they "only" look at the income generated from the property to qualify for the loan.

I am an experienced investor and unexpectely find myself managing a duplex myself and wondering if there is a small landlord (aka inexpensive) simple solution for marketing, background checks and lease creation that markets on zillow? 

I would say only 1/2 would make it thru their quality check for size and color.  

Once they have seen the property and are interested, the prequalification and background checks will do the rest of the work in weeding out undesirable tenants for you. 

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