You want to have that conversation typically 3-4 months prior to looking to purchase to help put things in order if they need attention.

There is a safe harbor for you…it’s just 110% of prior year since you’re over the $150,000 AGI.You can also base on 90% of current year’s taxes to avoid the underpayment of estimated tax penalty.Keep in mind you can use Form 2210 along with your return to show the IRS how much income you earned by quarter and make your estimated tax payments accordingly.

I was just under contract for a duplex that needed 2 repairs prior to closing that would have cost in the $7500-10,000 range.

They have tried to run that card every day for two weeks now, despite prior cancellation.

After closing on our first big apartment complex, we found out that the prior owner had not been paying any of their vendors. 

But they both worked for the same company, were supposed to use the same methodology and certainly had access to their own prior results for the very same property.If we did not need to adjust the total rehab costs, we would have only had the first report.

Many (I suspect all) of these counties including my San Diego market are over 50% higher than the high prior to GR.   

You must have lived in the property for at least 2 out of the 5 years prior to selling it.3.

Also, if you rush a closing in the city there is a likelihood there could be a large water bill that did not show up prior to closing.  

Other useful features include information on prior sales and existing mortgages on properties.