Usually they lend out their own money at a shorter duration (6 - 12 months, on occasion you may find someone willing to put their money to work for 5 years but usually nothing further than that).  

I've discussed financing with the VP of lending there on several occasions.

I can't speak for other rehabbers, but I like to ensure that my properties are a little nicer (and have some appraisal-enhancing features) versus the other properties in the area.On the rare occasions I'll get an opinion of value, the goal is to determine not what the after-repair value is, but to determine what I should be doing to the property to get the most bang for my buck in terms of resale and appraisal value.I'll sit down with my appraiser, and he'll tell me what the property is worth if I do a typical renovation to match the neighborhood, and then he'll make recommendations on what I can do to increase the resale value and the appraisal value at retail, as I don't want the resale value to be limited by the appraised value.My appraiser is more of an adviser on what upgrades I should do, in addition to just giving me his opinion of value for different levels of rehab.If you want to help investors, that's what you should strive to do...not just do a standard BPO that may or may not reflect what the property will look like and that doesn't help the investor determine what renovations should and should not be undertaken.You can value the home in good condition and compare it with like comparables from around the area.

However, due to the actions of people we brought on board as we were growing, we had, on 2 different occasions, complaints filed.

I have had a few occasions to go in the unit and she keeps the place immaculate.

@Steve BabiakI have sold the home back to folks who lost their home to me via foreclosure on 2 occasions and rented to them on 4  Why rental?

Maybe it's a CA thing, but I don't have any friends or family here who smoke, but I sure know a lot of people who use marijuana daily or on occasion.

.- unlike the the certain gov't gaurantee programs there isn't a minimum time limit to reside in thw property purchased using the VA Loan/ gaurantee.I've confirmed thison numerous occasions with VA reps from the regionaln office in Cleveland that serves the north east united states.

This is not to say I haven't blundered a time or two.I am also aware of how sad and annoying this constant pissing contest is between people of different "expert" standpoints.For anyone's information John Jackson has helped me on numerous occasions without charging me a penny.

Not saying it doesn't happen on occasion, but I don't think it's very typical.