Thank you in advance and happy holidays to everyone.Denise Most of our out of state investors that work with our team start by evaluating different places and then plan a visit to check out the area.

That's how I started, with a company called Flip More Deals (currently called the Growth Collective) they were very hands on and helped me through the entire process and connected me with a lender and gap funder, very hands on you should check them out.

Every adult must be screened and approved, period.Here's a detailed guide on how to screen applicants: Application Screening Guide

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If I was the buyer's broker, I would have checked myself to protect my client.If they had, then they would have found out it was not a three family.

I opened a business checking account with Regions.

All this information is great Thanks for chiming in, Drew!

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Quote from @Fidel Mercado Gonzalez: Hi Theresa,Thank you for sharing this information—it’s really helpful.

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