As to the property management company when I used property managers in the past (I self manage now) I always made them guarantee 1 year on the tenant for their placement fee, if the tenant broke the lease they would have to replace the tenant for free.

Ive had issues with the down payment funds seasoning requirements on loans in the past is why I ask. 

In the past, I have always gone to BofA because of their generous appraisals and their no fee mortgage.

@Mark Flores, you could but would have to work that out with the escrow company as well.In a situation like this, you can really “make up the rules”.What i have seen done in the past is to have your friend wire money to you to pay for the rehab but do that in phases or increments.

In the past I have built websites from scratch on the side while working full-time and going to college full-time.

In the past I worked as a RE paralegal, and did a year of law school.

I live just outside Portland and have invested in multi units in Portland in the past. I

Because I have paid for programs in the past I would say from experience that there is nothing I have bought that I could not get for free just by developing relationships in this business.

I have had so many people who do this this and tell me they are standing in line to help as are I have done in my past! I

Yesterday I had to wait at an intersection for about 15 minutes while some military group escorted people past.  I