My friend said his client nearly bailed when she found unexpected wiring issues behind the kitchen walls..apparantly the seller hadn’t touched that electrical since the Reagan era..but with a patient electrician who understood the local code and a carpenter who improvised a shelving trick in the diningrom, they ended up selling above asking.Flipping and building can get tricky, especially once you start thinking bigger.

Is that a national guideline or is that just more local bank conservative standards? 

Every so often I will look at my listing in private or incognito mode to make sure it's showing up to the general public.Closer to their stay, I text guests (who want it) a guest book that I put together with local restaurants, things to do, parking, etc. 

If you’re looking to invest locally, it helps to network with as many local investors as you can.

., if I’m dealing with someone in, say, Chicago or Austin, I know precisely which local operators are closing quickly and which boutique lenders are staying nimble.

I didn't even think to check my local govt on the regulations about rental property.

I dont think anyone is forcing you to use them.. you could just list with your local broker.

If you want to be an investor, sell the SFR and focus on MFR.I'm a local broker and investor here, and I manage over 100 investment properties (primarily creative and furnished rentals, Airbnb, etc). 

@Rajagopalarao PaidiRecognize time is also money if you are financing it and I have found without an agent will take longer to sell.Also are you local where you could manage all the showings, advertising etc?

@Eric LoweIf you cannot find a local firm, reach out to these experts who operate national firms:  @Bernard Reisz, @Yonah Weiss, @Julio Gonzalez.