If they are truly a local firm you'll want to vet their experience thoroughly to verify that they have the depth of experience to handle what you're anticipating.

Is KNOWINGLY increasing a payoff to an amount ABOVE what was technically and verifiably owed illegal for the lender and or borrower to do?

Did you do traffic studies and population analysis to verify the potential of the storage for your area?

Your local partner can help verify if the area really supports those rents long-term.Regarding school ratings, they’re important for single-family homes but may not be as critical for duplexes, which tend to attract a more diverse renter pool (young professionals, retirees, etc.).

Once you 've found that, go to planning and zoning and have them verify the actual uses for the land.

Verifying last 2 years of rental history very important!

Verifying last 2 years of rental history very important!

And all that should be verified and verifiable to future buyers.

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What documents do they require, what credit scores do they allow, how do they verify previous rental history, etc.?