Hello @Linda WeygantWe would be happy to help you.

@Natalie Kolodij @Linda Weygant @Brandon Hall . 

@Shannon Wright can assist.

I have considered paying someone to wright me up a lease that says I can keep a certain percent of the security deposit because that is the way apartments do it around here. but now I use a property manager and they use the standard TREC form that is what I used when I had the problem but so far with them doing it I havn't had any problems.

@Linda B.

I had mentioned this at the last meetup in Erie, but didn't feel like I really understood, so thanks for popping on and clarifying.So, I guess I'm wondering what the odds are of being a brand new broker, with my license fresh off the printer, approaching another broker and saying "Hi, I'm Linda.  

you might be better off looking at hard money options to aquire the needed cash to buy the property then fix it up enough to get your GI loan to pay off the hard money investor.Reach out here On BP for a hard money lender buy be sure you have a good Wright up to show your after repair value,  if 75% of your after repair value loan to value ratio will cover the full hard money amount you shouldn't have to much trouble finding someone here on BiggerPockets to work with you.Or if the owner of the property actually owns the property out right you can try directly contacting them and see if you can arrange a owner financing deal for you to be able to do the renovations necessary for the property to qualify for your lending requirements

Dee Linda Korenek

If you need a local real estate agent who is well versed in what investors want and need and how to find it, and who can give you sound advice, talk to Adam Wright here on BP. 

@Linda Weygant thanks for the tag :)@Jason Heath You may file form 3115 with your tax returns.