Are there any investors or insurance brokers that can say otherwise?

I encounter this semi often as I broker to buyers and also own a PM company so often have to do the same or similar transition as you are looking for, for my clients. 

Banks must approve a short sale for a short sale to take place, and banks hire appraisers and other real estate agents to perform broker price opinions (BPOs), or estimated values of the home.The goal would be to negotiate with the seller before the home becomes a short sale. 

Being the number one client for your commercial broker makes a world of difference.

That's aside from a renter placement fee (from a property manager or real estate broker), so with that into account, it could be about $3000 into the red on year one of a rental lease.

I am a Jacksonville broker with experience with 1031 exchanges, but these properties are in 3 separate markets.

If you google anything regarding mortgage rates or refinancing, you only see lending tree and rocket mortgage or some brokers that will send your information to 1000 people.

Bob is very good on the customer support and that being said... they are the only company other than myself that I have invested with  basically EVER... as I do my own deals.But I had money stacking up in my SDRA and of course I can't self deal.. so I chose one of his new investments which is more akin to what I like.. quicker turn and high IRR...

So far I am basing it on customer service.

However if I was an agent, broker, GC, etc I do not feel that it would be my responsibility to verify the underwriting.