I would not rely on zillow for the value. 

Do not rely on it for legal advice.

I have done this and it does make the mortgage attainment easy as they rely on the JV partner.

Do not rely on it for legal advice.

You will come out of it wil plenty of expertise in the details of renovating 100-year-old properties, but this is NOT passive investing by any stretch of the imagination, even if you somehow do manage to turn this place into a profitable investment while relying on the tender mercies of hired help. 

I see those words, and I’m not so sure it translates well intuitively.

They probably won't be too interested in a repairs report or comps since they'll be relying on their listing agent to provide those.

Do not rely on it for legal advice.

I don't know what I could have done differently - I asked explicitly if that's the final cost no matter what he finds and he did say yes, I have proof of that, it's a bit worrysome that I cannot rely on what a professional tells me.

By looking at her credit report, it is clear to me she’d probably have issues paying her rent, but that’s where I didn’t know how much you all rely on a co-signer for.