Instead, they typically employ a sales comparison approach to determine the property's worth, using the income to calculate the DSCR, which usually needs to exceed 1.0 for most lenders.Assuming you have a solid track record with the property and there's enough equity in the deal, leveraging the After Repair Value (ARV) on a sales comparison evaluation could enable you to refinance into a bridge loan until the necessary work is completed.Maybe a mortgage broker specializing in traditional loans could offer insights into construction-to-permanent loans

Most do not realize the moment they get financing the mortgage/deed of trust is recorded and you cannot sign it "anonymous" or if you use power of attorney, you need to record the power of attorney and you cannot sign that "anonymous".I am curious, why do people want to remain anonymous?

R/S on the tax assessor's records usually means Right of Survivorship. 

Any active investors with good track record you'd recommend that would allow someone newer to participate in the deals through help raise capital?

If title was not in Living Trust they maybe need to go through probate if total value above the basis plus improvements bundled is greater than $100000.Get all the copies of the recorded deeds on every property.

When researching applicants I review county court records. 

Someone handles accounting to record management fees, pay vendors, and pay the client... 

I'm sure I sound like a broken record since I discuss this all the time in my other form posts, but in this market, if you want to acquire a cash-flowing asset, you must get creative with your strategy.

I will be using Propel Property Management after I close (fingers crossed) on my deal in Warren. 

See if you can get a list of trades/suppliers seller used, for your records and contact them.