@Brendon Pishny I am an asset protection attorney and we set these up all the time for clients nationwide.

I have a client (I'm a licensed RE agent) who's home I am selling.

You learn to be professional and not laugh early on, when you're working with brand new real estate agents who refer 'clients' to you who have no income, no credit, and no savings, but are dead serious that they want to buy a $1.5m house in San Jose oh and by the way they also want the lowest interest rate they can find advertised on the shadiest corner of the internet. 

I have owned a few homes in my travels while serving in the US Air Force.

Hi @Julian QuinteroAs far as lenders go here's my take; as a Realtor myself I find it easiest to have my clients go through lenders I have worked with before.

What would you recommend regarding materials and appliances for a kitchen rehab intended to serve dual purpose as a rental property kitchen and a flip/resale property?

Have you chosen what tenants you would like to serve? 

Are you trying to get listings in a neighborhood, do monthly follow-up to previous clients and sphere, etc.?

@Henry Wang I have been doing business in Cleveland for about 10 years, ALL my clients are from Out of state, ( about 95% from CA  selling them about 300 properties. 500 overall )   I get 99% of my business from referrals, its all about the team on the ground,Good luck

A lot of my clients here in the Chicago suburbs use this strategy to pick up there first few properties before they start having to rely on savings for the full 20-25% down payment.