If you are working as a sub for me , you are interviewed , background checked , proof of insurance , license , EIN number etc .Sure hiring a illegal from a parking lot can be cheaper ..............Until they are not , they get hurt and file a claim against you , they screw up the job and it cost more to do it over than do it right .

Real estate is same in your asset specialty you are buying with cycles and increasing velocity based on cycle timing and deal flow opportunity.

The other benefit of having a structural engineer look and advise on the property, is that you can then use that report as proof to a future buyer or tenant.  

One STR is a very small proof of concept.

Also demand proof of insurance from tenant as yo insurance and add you as additional insured.

They lead us on with Proof of Funds letter, gave them EVERYTHING they needed.

But if you do have a house that sits in expansive soils and are susceptible to shrinking and expanding they can put pressure on the basement walls (exacerbated by frost/thaw cycles) and cause them to crack horizontally.

Many listings you see might not be permitted, as Airbnb doesn’t require proof of a permit to list.

But I also have proof that the seller got a bid for a new furnace in 2022, which may mean they knew the furnace was an issue.

And I keep my deals clean.Life is good when you are bullet proof.