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When you go into due diligence, request bank statements to verify actual income collected and expenses.

I was under the impression that this call would be somewhat informative in nature rather than a call simply to schedule another call with one of "Scott's attorneys". 

@Tim Bee, what @Russell Brazil said but also when it comes to restoring the property to its original condition you can require them to escrow the funds to do that restoration work up front because we all know its hard to collect from people as they walk out the door. 

Our hope is to simply be able to collect the rents as income, which is approximately 5% of the overall value of her investments.  

For example, if you use Hospitable, you'll need another solution for background checks, lease signing, and monthly rent collection.

I was under the impression that if I am lending to investors vs. owner-occ that the licensing requirements are far less stringent/regulated.

If it's going to tax foreclosure, and you win, you can wait 120 days for the IRS to come after you to collect...they usually don't unless it's a very juicy property. 

Do really have to use a business account to collect rent or can I just set up a new account from any bank and only use it for the business?

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.