So, we obtaina full credit report and review collections, chargeoffs, age of credit accounts, active accounts, etc.to build an overall credit evaluation.FICO ScorePct of PopulationDefault Probability800 or more13.00%1.00%750-79927.00%1.00%700-74918.00%4.40%650-69915.00%8.90%600-64912.00%15.80%550-5998.00%22.50%500-5495.00%28.40%Less than 4992.00%41.00%Source: Fair Isaac CompanyPublic RecordsWe also obtain data from national databases about evictions, convictions and sex-offender histories.

All of it.You want a lease that is State specific, has been tested in court over and over again and adapted over the years.

Namely, these 2 key bits...(1) Even tho the ownership test is only required of 1 of 2 spouses, the residency test is required of BOTH spouses if filing jointly, which we were planning to do.... yet my wife did NOT live in the house during the past 5 years, which means that we'd have to file separately and will definitely complicate things quite a bit, but if it's worth it.... then, well, it's worth it!!

I tested several programs and settled on Buildium.

I have been involved in litigation in the past when a subcontractor ordered materials from China and the formaldehyde levels in the products were not satisfactory to the buyers of the units when they did their own testing and they filed a multimillion dollar lawsuit. 

If you have enough market data to support your income projections you should be good to go.Lenders don't like Airbnb's much though so maybe you can pitch it to them as a rental?

Many new investors think an overhaul is needed in kitchens and bathrooms and we haven't seen the need - based on data.

You should have done a sensitivity test on all of the points above.  

After posting a monthly market update for Milwaukee every month for the last 5 years and looking at the data every month and the dynamic that makes prices inch up month after month it is becoming more of a certainty to me than a possibility.Because the reasons don't change: we keep devaluating the paper dollar, we still have a chronic housing shortage and we are not building nearly enough to even keep up, let alone to catch up from the deficit we carry.

Additionally, I’m unclear on how their ARV analysis is conducted since most properties can be found on Redfin or Zillow — does it involve an in-person visit, or is it purely data-driven using comps and suggested repairs?