Are there any additional due diligence steps we should be doing before submitting an offer? 

@Kevin Barbot   the rental should be priced for the additional on property structures.

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We ended up finding a really solid tenant, got an additional $150/mo above market rent for the furnishings and the deal cashflows really strongly!

All investors should consider private money lending as an additional income stream if due diligence is done correctly and the project is a good fit.

Additionally, ensure that you're well-versed in local market conditions, property values, and renovation costs to accurately assess potential deals. 

So if the investor-friendly agent platform does that I would take that route in addition to many other routes. 

They contributed to additional stress, liabilities and spent energy and money at times throughout my ownership.

Additionally, you may qualify for FHA Down Payment Assistance, where it's truly a grant and NOT a silent second mortgage (avoid these at all cost, in my opinion).

We were thinking about taking a loan from that to put a down payment on investment real estate, but he said that he thought he wasn't eligible because he was no longer technically employed.