I graduated from college with a business degree that weighted on real estate but I went to construction because I felt more comfortable with that.  

My pest control guy says they are worth their weight in gold.Have you hear about these mattress liners?

If there were not the 20% knock on the comps, I'd be in tall cotton, but that's where I'm stuck.She's just not really very good at her job, and I've tried to have her excluded from my future business dealings and from the second appraisal to no avail.I still feel like I have an advocate with my banker, and she's fighting for me tooth and nail on this...she carries some weight there, but again, I don't know the regulations, and I'm hearing that they have gotten more difficult. 

My guys don't see an issue with it b/c if anything goes wrong, they are taking the property and while they look for u/w purpose, the weight is not put on the trustee taking the loan.Just my .02

I discuss it with my wife sometimes, as she worries about us being too heavily weighted in real estate and not enough in other things (e.g. mutual funds).One thing I come back to often is that to maximize your RoI in any investment, you have to know the market and know how to find the best opportunities and make the most of them.So, if you're buying 2/3 SFRs in B/C neighborhoods for a BRRR strategy, you eventually learn which neighborhoods are best and what's the best way to find the best properties at the best prices and get the best tenants for that neighborhood.

As a sale product they often punch far above their weight.

He has sent a copy of criminal background check from his home country saying no records of criminal history found ... not sure how much weight that carries.

The size of the unit makes me lean towards lighter colors. 

That makes sense to focus on lighter rehab especially from a distance and starting in a new market.

I do hope this works out for you, but in my experience, a good realtor is worth their weight in gold.