I started with Ken McElroy's books, because 1) clearly he knows what he is talking about given his track record and trajectory and 2) because I had easy access to them. 

The goal is for them to prove a track record of payments and leverage that to refinance with a traditional lender into a lower rate.

If, a year from now, you have an extra $20k piled up because you have been serious about this, it established a bit of a track record and proves that you are a doer and not just a dreamer.I would also express gratitude that you have a partner that is so cautious.

You can find the most recent sales price for the property on the local tax records website or by doing a quick search on Zillow.

The analysis also reports that new multifamily development will “remain near the average recorded over the past five years”.Integra Realty Resources’ 2017 Commercial Real Estate Trends Report ranks Pittsburgh #2 on its Top Markets by Multifamily Transaction Volume Based on YoY Change.Pittsburgh’s rental vacancy rate has declined by 25% over the last five years.Pittsburgh is booming with developments (see reference #6), “there is no better place to be a developer right now than in Pittsburgh.

What I've seen is that when asked to provide an assurance that a loan wouldn't be called because of a due on sale clause being triggered, the lender customer service typically just outright says it's not allowed, or default to a "no", because they see it as a black and white question, and miss why the due on sale clause is actually written into the mortgage document to begin with.If one is transferring property title from personal name, a Grant/Warranty Deed would be drafted/recorded to transfer title.

You want to use a contractor or repair man with a proven track record. 

@Collin Luckettjust curious - do you have a successful track record of flips, or are you looking to do your very first one? 

Last I would see if there is a record of an oil tank.

Quote from @V.G Jason: From my understanding deportation will work this way;1) Removal of all incarcerated illegal immigrants.2) Removal of illegal immigrants with a violent and multiple offenses within a criminal  record3) Removal of all illegal immigrants with any criminal record.4) Removal of single male illegal immigrants-- no families will be deported.Expectations are expected to be about 1.3MM of deportation--including the first 500k in 2025.This is just the policy I was briefed on.