In FL I had a guy who confirmed my criteria and then was upset when I denied for a criminal issue in the background check...because he plead 'no contest'.

I think I've been doing this long enough to where I can sniff out a fake seller, plus I have a strong title background, but again, grateful to be informed about this! 

Hey all ,love the community here. I am a marketing executive that is looking to get into real estate investing. I invested in a rental property a few years back and used it for airbnb and it did very well. Looking to ...

Background: I am scaling up an Airbnb Vacation Property Management Business.

Secondly, is it common to do a normal application fee for background and credit?

More background is that my current rental is in Tucson, AZ valued at $340k with $175k left on the mortgage so the LTV is fine. 

If you have experience self-managing LTR, then the screening/background checks/setting up payments should be a breeze.

I have a background and education in Construction Engineering and worked in commercial construction for the better part of a decade while I was investing in residential real estate on the side.I've been in brokerage as a real estate advisor for the past 4+ years full time and I specialize in 2-4 unit residential multifamily which accounts for half of what I do (about 2 or 3 multifamily deals a month) and the other half consist of single family homes and condos.I grew up in San Diego and its all I know, I got my undergrad in Construction Engineering and Graduate degree in Business locally also.I am a big fan of starting off investing locally with low money down and that is how I personally started myself...I read a ton of books and listened to countless hours of podcasts but all the magic happened when I stopped reading and listening and started taking action.Welcome and feel free to send me a private message if you want to chat.

Will trade golf lessons for mentoring 😁 @Joshua Ostler As a professional golfer, your background may provide you with an advantage over other investors.

Some background: My husband and I closed on a piece of land in the City of Spartanburg in July with our LLC.