We use Zillow applications to pre-select and run a full background check on mysmartmove only with the final candidate.

I would be happy to connect you with a Investor Brokerage and Full Service property management with a local team in Houston.

.- Strategic Partnerships: Building direct relationships with REO asset managers, bankruptcy attorneys, and bank liquidation teams can provide exclusive access to bulk sales before they go public.- Bulk Purchases & Portfolio Acquisitions: Banks and hedge funds often look to unload non-performing assets in bulk.

Not saying it's impossible, but that is a full fledged business.

It's also important to look at the statistics of length of stay for that region.

Earlier in your post you shared that your friend planned to pay the contractor invoice but at the end of your post you ask whether your friend should pay the invoice in full.....and this is after selling the property and presumably being recapitalized. 

I can into this at length so if you need more details let me know but for the sake of time - it's allowed.3.

Found T&H realty services to be pretty interesting as they provide both buyer brokerage service (to help me find deals) as well as do property management i.e. they are not full turnkey provider necessarily, but reduces some of the hassle for me I guess as an out of state investor. 

@Robert GonzalezMost any DSCR loan is going to be chalked full of docs where you agree to NOT occupy the property while under the terms of the loan you are signing docs for. 

The initial plan was to do minor cosmetic things and bring the kitchen and bath up to date but not knowing this fact made our $5,000 budget go to $50k costing us the two year full rehab.