No I drew up my own contracts and filed the paperwork myself

Much better than a legal filing or media attention. 

All fixed fee with out of scope offerings as well.

Stay on top of things, stay organized, and track every important date, from due diligence to contract extensions.Early on, I got myself into some pretty stressful situations.

If you can get your Vantage Score up 50 points, you will see positive results on the mortgage scores as well, it just may be 30 or 40 points or could be 60 to 80 point increase vs Vantage increase of 50 points. 

I am not familiar with any HML on a fix and flip that would not want an appraisal as well as an estimate of costs.

Quote from @D'Ann Melnick: Saw this was an old question, but it came up in search - this is all part of the rent stabilization laws passed in 2024 - https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DHCA/Resources/Files/tena...The pet deposit cannot exceed $300 and the total amount of security deposits collected cannot exceed two month's rent.

I now am more selective about loan officers as well as lenders. 

Basically I would upload and organize my photos in RentRedi and I would publish and the lead photo would be like of the driveway or laundry area.

You might need to file 1099s if you used contractors or other people whom you paid for labor:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1167632-expla...