Sometimes the economic development department or Chamber of Commerce will be helpful with traffic counts, demographics and local area spending power.

Hey guys, so I got out of the army not too long ago and get about 2k a month while attending school from the Montgomery GI bill, the only problem is that this income does not count at all when applying for a home loan. 

Qualified BuyerAs a flipper, I was counting on a banker's approval letter as confirmation that the proposed buyer's credit had been reviewed and (that for that moment) they qualified for the loan.

Basement sqf is usually not counted as living space for appraisals.

@Chad Michael, none, but since I'm not actively in the mortgage industry, my comments do not count.

But would it count against the number of credit inquires on my report? 

Not a bad plan, but I wouldn't count on being able to refi out and do it all over again. 

If you have any suggestions for meetups/get-togethers or if you are interested in some weekend golfing, count me in!

Also that improvements have to be made within that 6 month time frame to count them towards the amount or your "bumper" will be too low and you will be subject to the capital gains tax on the difference. 

plus I would have boots on the ground or you go to the park and actually count all the occupied homes, count all the seamingly vacant homes, and then add up the rent to see if that is what matches up with what the seller is saying to you.