The vendors in the Carrot Marketplace are ones we've vetted and who have pulled consistent results w/ lots of our clients. 

I had a similar experience where a contractor stated they were licensed but they wanted to avoid pulling permits as it took too long.

A realtor would be a great source for that with reports they can pull from the mls 

He prides himself on pulling one over on good people. 

Another option that can allow you to market a higher number of occupants for your rental are pull out couches in your living room.

Mind you the market has been very good for apartment buildings in the past 48 months and most syndicators were able to pull all kinds of crazy results.

Did you ever pull the trigger on this Michael?

@Jenny Cunningham - Thanks Jenny for pulling this together. 

This isn't an issue as I push all my mortgages to pull from my bank on the 15th of every month for free.Cue Nathan for his lengthy response.

It's a great way to increase your net worth and these loans can also be used to pull cash out of a property as it appreciates allowing you to reinvest money into new deals.Happy to discuss further.