You can use a different investor friendly realtor if yours is not making the grade, just verify if you signed an agreement with them.Good luck.

I did call his employer to verify. 

Those are your 2 big risks in the deal, value and rehab, so if you can verify these before you are committed you are setting yourself up for success.As for Matthew's comment, we do not have an office in Maryland so I am not sure if he has worked with us before.

Both GSE's - Fannie and Freddie will require most recent 1040's with Schedule E to verify rental income received.

It's your opportunity to verify the conditions and terms of tenancy so that you don't have disagreements in the future.

We get a least three qualified people to verify everything.

Verifiable income is a thing when it comes to the VA home loan, correct?

As far as the math goes, FCI usually gives you just enough to verify the numbers.

I'm not sure on how much notice they need, but I think in Arizona it's 30 days (I'll need to verify).

appraisal  verify rental rates ... check crime and school maps etc. also keep in mind these assets trade at very stable price points.. so don't get sucked into you have to buy today or it wont be there .. that could be true and you may have to wait a week or two for a new one to pop up.. but don't get sucked into what I have seen others post about Morris invest.. they show a property you call back an hour later they say sorry someone bought it... causing the buyer to irrationally jump at the next one.. classic take away sales tactics employed by that vendor. ( from what others have written about on BP)