Most require skin in the game on deals and work like this:Rates: 10% to 14% (Most Deals are 12%)Terms: 1 Day - 24 Months (Most Deals are 6 months)Fees: 2-5 points(%) of loan amount paid at closing (Most Deals are 3 points(%))Minimum Loan Amount: $50,000 Max Loan: 65-70% of After Repair Value(ARV) 100% Rehab Financing Available (Most Deals require 20% of purchase price down payment or cross-collateral)Closing Timeframe: 48 Hours - 3 Weeks (Most Deals are 10 business days)NO PRIMARY RESIDENCES, NON-OWNER OCCUPIED ONLY, BUSINESS AND COMMERCIAL USE ONLY.

Pay for a home inspection and cross reference your bid with that.

So from funding balt city row houses to loudoun county :)Yeah it’s funny even on a personal level I lived in D.C. last year and the crime while I was never a victim there were probably at least a half dozen shootings within a few blocks a my apartment (which was literally across from where the nats play, a good part of town) and literally so many car jackings I lost count, eventually at the end of the year I was like I’m not paying 3k a month to have constant shootings next door, I’ve ended up for a variety of reasons spending at town of time on the eastern shore, and I kind of realized this is walkable & safe & affordable, I kind of think small towns are the future.  

And then meet the trucks on delivery day and take responsibility for counting, measuring, signing for the materials?

He's also correct in that the septic systems are rated by the maximum total occupancy of the home (they don't count dens towards that occupancy).

Crossing my fingers all goes well.

The STR’s value is now about $200k, not counting the acreage which is about another $150k of value. 

Rent will go up but I will assign that to capex and not count that.Scenario#3: Buy 7.5 house using leverage. 

The only other recourse would be to contact the SECIt’s crossed my mind.

I purchased a short-term rental property a couple years ago that requires crossing another landowner's property for access.