If the work looks like it was performed by inept home owner or handyman, it will get more scrutiny.  

Their first deal but we are also seeing a lot of investors asking for bail out loans who are cash poor as some of their investments are not performing / cash flowing well and want to take equity from one to cover their costs.

You will need to decide if you want a shop that has a lot of training, or if you want a small boutique shop, or even a flat fee brokerage. 

If a Cost Segregation Study had not been performed on this $1,200,000 warehouse located in Orange, California that was purchased in 2018, it would have had first year depreciation of approximately $10,225.

Evaluate Realtor Performance: Reflect on your realtor's performance and consider providing feedback or seeking a different realtor for future transactions if you feel your current realtor did not adequately represent your interests.In summary, your realtor should have proactively checked the status of the POS report and communicated any issues to you well before the closing date.

but no one is promising you success, they're just performing a set of services.  

I had contacted at least 6 different insurance agents so it wasn't the same insurance carrier, and one of them was a broker shopping it around.

In terms of the loan(s), I currently have a steady and competitive W2 job and very low DTI, however I’ll ensure to verify the rules and regulations for rental income when shopping lenders, so I don’t hit a roadblock when buying the next rental. 

I'm pretty open about my out of state investing and share a lot of resources, performance metrics, etc.

Either that will get the tenant to perform - at least for a period of time , or cut short a whole lot of aggravation.