It's a 10 room Victorian with original tin ceilings ...

Secondly i'm excited to hear about how that pans out for you.

If the previous post does not pan out my recommendation would be to post this in the "Tennessee" forum here on Bigger Pockets to see what banks some local investors use or to just call some smaller banks close to the properties or to search for some mortgage brokers in the area. 

Im sure if he took such a big leap without having all of his experience, it may not have panned out as well as he thinks it would have.  

Hi Neil, I invest tin Toledo Ohio currently and reside in AZ.  

Sometimes people get a HELOC but that's another story.Anyway, Step 1 is the find a lender that will have the option to do a sub-$50K mortgage (as a back-up in case the ARV doesn't pan out) and Step 2 is the ask for a ballpark/guesstimate (it's impossible for them to know in advance) of the fees associated with it.  

I've seen that program in the TIN neighborhoods but the math was a bit different.

When you use a TIN instead of a SSN to open the line?

I've been looking into it and it seems like it could be well worth it to learn how to inspect homes myself, rather than potentially wasting money inspecting properties that don't pan out.

He is also a sponsor/member of the TIN group!