So if you get a great deal on a house and post purchase (due to either it being a great deal or the rehab you completed or both) it is worth meaningfully more, you can't access that equity for 12 months.  

Soon (hopefully), it will no longer require the applicants to go through the SmartMove authentication process, and will instead give the landlord instant access to the credit/criminal/eviction report directly within the Buildium platform. 

I can envision a service which offers those screenings reports for a a one time fee and assigns the tenant an access code which can be used by several different landlords over a set period of time (say 90 days), or for a certain number of updated inquiries.  

if you're on a crawl or basement and have easy access to the plumbing, I'd just replace it.  

I have seen others become a hard money lender and lend private money they gain access too, cut the investment performance aspect out of your payday.... make that someone else's responsibility.

If they discover that the buyer has not respected the occupancy rules governing access to the property, they may claim a material breach in the purchase agreement. 3) cost overruns often occur in construction projects.

The best way to find comps is on the Mls which realtors have access to but you could also look at zillow.

Having a handy man background will help you to estimate the cost to rehab properties (even if you don't do it yourself.) your military service will give you access to VA loans.

Account ClosedYou probably will not be able to access the $5K equity in the home, too little.Is the 401k with the past employer?

You have access to MLS, you can run comps on any property, you can also go look at properties anytime you want.