Quote from @Christian Styles: Hey Sam, I've used both Propwire and Propstream, they seem quite similar but propwire has a free base version and propstream does not.

If you are trying to come up with a way to finagle the occupancy requirements while using an amazing loan (that you earned based on your service) like a VA, I would say you are starting off on the wrong foot.

We don't allow any "deal-making" in the forums, which includes advertising your services or properties, looking for partners, etc.

Usually having a servicing company helps the lender to consider that.  

After years of self-managing our single-family rentals, we decided to hire a property manager to provide full service management.

We don't allow any "deal-making" in the forums, which includes advertising your services or properties, looking for partners, etc.

For context, I'm based in the SF Bay Area in CA and looking into buying my first OOS rental after house hacking locally for 10 years.

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The crypto can be considered as EMD or down payment, the rest of the transaction will happen just as if you were running a traditional transaction.If a seller is completely against the idea of receiving crypto, you can always use a service like Bitpay to convert the cryptocurrency to cash.Last but not least, I always ask clients... why sell your crypto asset when you use it to secure a loan?

Quote from @Nathan Gesner: Unkempt lawns, trashy or broken down vehicles, mattresses and trash on empty lots, boarded up houses, bars on windows, dealers and hookers on the corners, the lack of stores or gas stations, occupied properties are dilapidated, etc.Or when Google maps shows stuff like this: Bro, take my front yard off the internet.