If they are VERY professional, they will have their processes in writing as verification that policies are enforced equally and fairly by their entire staff.6.

I have never really had to to do any marketing in the past except a little direct mail to find deals but understand the need to adapt to the ever changing playing field.

Contractors are the probably the more challenging part of that.If you decide to start looking at properties here, I've started doing some third party verification/subsequent quality control (oversight), so feel free to give me a yell if you need anything in that regard.

Tony Osborne,I am not trying to insult you in anyway.I am also new to investing and as a fellow newbie I must tell you that you need to spend time with a practicing wholesaler and learn the job throughly before attempting to get other people involved in a potential deal.You need to learn to build a list of firm cash buyers that can buy your contracts quickly and pay you cash immediately upon assignment.You also need to to learn how to do double closings,deal with real estate agents without them getting in the way,write contacts that are legal and assignable to others and with exit clauses to keep you out of financial trouble,etc.You can't really learn all that from a book or website.You need a teacher who can take you by the hand and shows you step by step how it's done.

Assuming you don't plan to to that, however, the cost of those items has to be factored into what you are paying for the home. 

Even this FICO score only relates to one element...their credit; you still need to conduct background and income verification and research.

Ask the Seller to talk to the Tenant and get written verification of their intent to vacate on a particular date.

This is almost the last step - employment verification has been done.

Non Qm or non bank financing offers more favorable underwriting when dealing with investment property owner (no tax returns/income verification/DTI needed) but with higher rates, terms are the same if not better than banks (30 yr fixed vs traditional commercial structure). 

@Patrick M. this is what I was responding to"To top it off, let's compare the credentials and efforts of your single mom who got pregnant at 16 and dropped out of high school and is now 30 and works at Target to a typical landlord...me..."