If someone comes to me, I'll send them your way.If you need help in your search or want to verify something don't hesitate to ask.For example: I have clients worldwide and things are just as easy as I e-mail them, talking on the phone.

Originally posted by Account Closed:@Josh Anders Do you have verified proof that auction.com was bidding?

I have not worked with any companies like this but if you do it I would verify there numbers and make sure they are giving you realistic analysis of the property.

I am all for not collecting them to reduce liability and making the credit check a soft inquiry so it doesn't hurt the applicant but if you collect the SSN when signing the lease how do you verify that it is their actually SSN and not just a made up number?

However they could verify all of my income information.

You could also have an agent do a search for properties that have sold in the last 3-6 months in the MLS, then get their contact info and go to Been Verified and get their phone number. 

My first thought on this is yes, you will want to have representation of some type, especially if you are not an agent yourself and cannot get on site to verify the property.

I received a lot of identical answers as the posters here, but found one really important insight: almost everyone I spoke with was not speaking from real experience.  

I'm a contractor,& have worked with Realtors extensively.have your Realtor ask around the office for someone that does repairs/inspection punch list items, they will be able to clean up that mess for you at a MUCH lower priceYou most likely won't have black mold, but Dawn dish washing soap will cleanse everything of mold"Home inspectors will verify"secondly, after all the moisture,& suspected mold has been cleaned/dried, you can simply use good sealer/primer on wood,& concreteI would guestimate around $3,000-$6000 for the entire job including hardwoodsMake sure you block any air intrusions in the crawlspace areas, Colorado can be hard on water lines :O}

I have a three family building, all units are identical and stacked on top of each other.