Make sure you have what you need represented in the contact and redline areas you an issue with.

I'm very familiar with redlining.

I really like the Quincy area, especially along the red line.

The red line is the inflation-adjusted 2006/2007 peak price.

great ideathey use to call it redlining- or definingeither way this is the best way to get leads, especially if you are out on the ground in these neighborhoodsenjoy

The red line is inflation-adjusted dollars.

Is there other ways to get this done (other than out of state investing) This is mainly a venting/frustration post cause I am trying to build out my portfolio but seems like this is a tough spot to be in especially if a lender is not willing to look at the rental income that will be on my tax returns If you make what you say you make and your max is 45-50% then you only have that 5250-6000 corridor of expenses you can handle before you file hits "redline."

My B.S. detector hit the red line.  

If it makes you feel better, have a lawyer on standby to review and redline their contract. 

Then say "ok, so near there is ok" and if he says "sure" say "ok, so if can be a few miles form there were ok" and just keep stepping it out to find the red-line, because odd's are what you can get into won't be where you "want" to be, but it's a stepping stone, keep that in mind.