What’s the biggest red flag you watch for when vetting borrowers?

The previous owners did a do-it-yourself remodel which had tons of red flags if I had taken the time to cross-reference the sellers disclosure with the inspection report, but at that time the market was hot and I had to move fast.

But there are also some real challenges, like dealing with lower tenant quality on average, the extra red tape, annual inspections, and the longer time it takes to get tenants placed compared to the open market.

I have a strong network here and know the key players/stakeholders in the community and am trying to learn how I can get involved to make an impact to change the community and restore the existing (beautiful) infrastructure. 

Sure enough the new owner was not renting their newly acquired property.Since rents have sharply escalated over the last few years, a rental with too low rent is a red flag of possible fraud.I sold a property in 2014, for $30,000 over 10 years ago.

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I signed a promissory note secured by a single family home that a real estate investor intended to flip. The real estate investor has advertised on this site, and continues to advertise joint ventures and pri...

Though fee schedules vary by company, generally speaking, you'll pay more up front for checkbook control and less over time, since the full custodial companies will have transaction fees not to mention the red tape of going through the custodian for all transactions. 

Just from the little you wrote, it's pretty heavy on the red flags. 60 days on the market (depends where this is whether that is a lot or just fine, but definitely overpriced at this many days) plus no sold comps.

However, when you look at the Affordable Housing website, only 4 out of 32 available properties that accepts voucher are listed by $1,550 or more.Is that maybe a red flag that there's no demand for Section 8 in Cleveland? 

You can't purchase the software stand-alone (red flag for someone with some experience).