On your second, use a loan.

if it was me I would get a credit for those items do your inspection then install them yourself .. just pay cash then refi I guess or use a bridge loan.. or risk having them stolen again..

These are all areas where home prices tend to be more volatile than other parts of the country.This is likely due to their relatively high loan-to-value ratios, and larger share of the market that is dominated by home flippers.

This may border on mortgage fraud though if she gets a conventional loan knowing she intends to just hand you the title.What about a private lender that won’t make you sign personally?

With a loan of say 350k, and paying property management, it should still provide net profit of about 4k to 7k a year in year 2.

I will have POA and will conduct a 80% cash out refi, which the loan proceeds will then be paid to the seller and the title would then finally be transferred to me. 

When getting a DSCR loan whose credit score is the lender going to use?

-Have you seen a change in demand for student rentals?

And a lot of start-up companies are migrating to this city as well because of the OSU campus that has thousands of talented students graduating and looking for positions locally.

Was thinking of taking a Home Equity loan for the downpayment ( @ $100,000-150,000).