@Andy CaseyThe lease controls renewal/non-renewal. 

I would have a deep conversation with whoever controls your onsite sewer..

Outside of appraisal and title they keep control of the entire process; processing,underwriting, closing and funding 

And I found out some of these GCs were taking 15k+ for doing absolutely nothing and being bad at it.In my Greater Philly network I have @Jeff Henderson who is not only a GC that does the above, but he actually gets in the trenches and works next to his guys which allows for the control over the time and quality that is essential.Don't get caught up on lending terms, I guess is my cautionary tale. 

prior to rent control, I got rid of my poor tenants by raising their rents above market rent.  

You have better control and a deeper discount with pre-foreclosures. 

We as investors have to think differently from a newly wed first time home buyer that can overpay based on emotions. 

If you are not on top of quality control of cleaners and maintenance, you will get bad reviews and lose bookings and revenue.If you are comfortable with those parameters, you will be fine. 

Box A is direct lender charges, box B are things the lender is making you get that you cannot shop for (for instance, the appraisal or credit report), and box C is closing costs that you can shop/control- Lenders can move things around between boxes A and B to change the way costs appear.

By managing the financing in-house, we maintained control over the process, allowing us to focus on maximizing the deal's profitability for our partner, Jamari Spruell.