I've found the easiest solution is to have a really strong banking relationship and then they will be able to provide non-standard offerings. 

If they live at a single family house, you can try to drive by and check front and backyard also.

@Edward Heath you'll want to check the requirements for the $12.5k loan.

Or try the reverse - rehab a property to Class A standards in a Class D neighborhood and try to get a Class A or B tenant to rent it.Unfortunately, many newbie real estate investors are jumping into buying affordable Class C rentals - expecting Class A results.

Check out this link for a referral. https://pricelabs.co/users/sign_up?

But, if you’re traveling to check out a property you already own, that could be deductible.

Thank you in advance and happy holidays to everyone.Denise Most of our out of state investors that work with our team start by evaluating different places and then plan a visit to check out the area.

After that is returned, I do a background check through Transunion or a similar service. 

I think that is a fair price and that will help me with my breathing room and hopefully help pay off my place faster, or at least so I can reach 20% equity so I can stop paying $110 a month in PMI haha.I'm obviously going to be checking credit score, making sure tenant has a stable income, no criminal background, etc.

I'd suggest also checking out Columbus OH.