We stay in contact with this agent and I guess she made a couple of verbal offers for us after the agreement had expired. 

I'm having to offer this as a fully furnished house to be able to charge a premium on rent just to get close to the mortgage.

Landlord/ tenant laws are also typically made on the municipal level more-so than the state level with some exceptions like the statewide rent control ban that we have in Colorado...Sorry I just don't see how it can be useful to look at real estate from a state level and pretend that electoral college votes have much if anything to do with appreciation. 

I don’t know what’s going on of course, but I can offer the possibility that the seller tried to negotiate the bill down and the contractor realized he was being squeezed so he took action.  

For example, State Farm typically requires the latest inspection report for underwriting on multi-family properties that are over 30 years old.

Also send me some details on your service offerings, I am potentially looking for a new tax accountant.

@Andrae S Wiggins recommend you upgrade your BP membership to Pro to access the BP Calculators to evaluate rental purchases.Play with the numbers to figure out the purchase price that gives you your target ROI.That's the number you'll need to make an offer at, NOT what the seller is asking.Yes, you will get a lot of rejects, but whoever said investing was easy?

Picking up flexible part-time jobs to qualify for a mortgage is definitely a smart move, as conventional lenders typically look for consistent W2 income.

We typically see FICO scores in the 560-620 range for Class C, below 560 for Class D.Recommend only looking at convictions & evictions in the last 2-3 years, ignore older ones.Focus on the last 2 years of employment via YTD paystub and 2024 & 2023 W-2's.

You are not allowed to compound interest.If you bought the certificate from the state on a best price offer, you charge interest on your purchase price, not on the full amount of the taxes that were due, but were not paid by you when you purchased.After you obtained your tax deed, you are entitled to something called "mesne profits" if you file an ejectment lawsuit against the former owner and they redeem during that lawsuit.