Most Fortune 500 companies now use a 3rd party verification service that charges the employee and requires them to get a code they can then give to the PMC to do the employment verification.

Myself personally, I was taught how to appraise by an MAI Appraiser, so fortunately for myself I believe I was "correctly" trained and use "correct" actions for formulate my cma's/BPO's. 

I have been fortunate to be in a city that has been resistant to the volatility of other markets.

We have had the same tenants since we leased it in 2022 and fortunately they have been great- minimal maintenance requests, very easy to communicate with, and pay on time.We have a 30 year fixed mortgage on the property at 2.875%, the property cash flows about $1,200/month, and there is roughly $200,000 in equity in the property.

I'd say my property is a B-C class; not knowing anything about Cleveland at first, I was fortunate to have a great realtor who guided me on getting to know the different areas better during my search (also during an actual visit out there).

(Investigate the presence of Fortune 100 companies and industry diversity, using resources like metropolitan council reports and broker websites (e.g., CBRE, Colliers).)Affordability: Ensure household income has grown at least 1% YoY for the past 20 years.

Fortunately, they appreciate 6 digits per year. mine are up 7 digits total and due to extraction of value my cash flow is still not good.  

The pickleball court if done well doesn't need to cost a fortune and can be multipurpose and serve as basketball or other types of courts.

Here is a list of landlord friendly states according to fortune builders: Texas, Indiana, Alabama, Florida, Ohio. 

Except instead of spending a fortune you’re building wealth.