.), Either a US credit report or credit trade line history in your country of origin, US Entity documents (EIN, Operating Agreement, Articles of Organization,), 2 months bank statements for proof of closing, and 6-12 months reserves on top of closing costs and DP. 

What Chicago City inspection report did your realtor find? 

So the lead gen from Bigger Pockets and other places where one can publish their real estate content is going to get flooded with more looky loos and tire kickers, whereas before there were so many ultra aggressive investors one would probably not notice the looky loos and tire kickers as much because they were easier to ignore.

I would suggest having a project manager on each flip, having contractors report back to you knowing that you are out of state is very challenging.

Instead, I'd just rely on a CMA (comparative market analysis) of renovated properties in the area from your realtor unless you have local MLS access yourself to run the report. 

If you knew there was a problem, why would the tenant need to report it?!?

You may not collect anything, but it will sit on his credit report and prevent him from getting a car loan, home loan, or scamming another landlord.

If you come across a property with tenants in-place, you might ask for a financial report if available.

Here's the latest market report (based on single family homes):🏡 Mortgage Rates:30-year conventional rate today is 6.72%30-year VA rate today is 6.15%——————————————————————————————————💰 Median Sales Price:Sept: $490,000Oct: $485,000Nov: $484,995——————————————————————————————————📈 New Listings:Sept: 1,910Oct: 1,959Nov: 1,481——————————————————————————————————📅 Median Days on Market Until Sale:Sept: 20Oct: 22Nov: 24——————————————————————————————————📦 Months Supply of Inventory:Sept: 3.3Oct: 3.3Nov: 3.0🤔 What does "Months Supply of Inventory" mean?

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