At a minimum, try to get it on their credit report, though with a business, couldn't they just start a new business and it would have little impact.

@Choon Yee DeeRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Looks like National Fence is the main fence company and LSR has porta-potties but they never pick up their phone.

We have been doing our homework, educating ourselves by reading books and watching educational videos online about how to better structure a company/ies for real estate investing.

@Diane G.You probably already paid it in your closing docs as you typically prepay interest till the end of the month.If you are due any credits the title company will readjust it.

While this was allowed to be negotiated out, it was more common to have sales reports required on a monthly basis.  

Is there any way to get a ball park idea for this without engineering documents to generate a quote from an excavation company?

I’m spooked because a house hacking friend called to ask his HOI company this same question before he started renting out rooms, and they just flat out dropped him.

Drafted a plan, gathered estimates, created a budget, put together DTI sheets, even got an "as-built" appraisal, and also have it in a permit status at the Local Building and safety office.Then I started to look into the construction loan and the permanent financing....to do it myself, and not through a builder.I soon realized that there are sooo many companies out there that want to try to help...but cant  (some of them were even on this network of people):  don't have builds on record, won't allow for owner-built homes, my credit is less than 680, while carrying the construction loan, there may be a point at the end where because i have my rental house while building that it become hard to pay, and  I can't pull out a private loan to help start process because my credit cards balances are horrible...and my "business" has no show of income.So, now we are here in the present time....   

I was curious if any of these companies have a better algorithm factoring these nuances.