Order a boundary survey from a registered surveyor showing the existing house and if you are making changes such as adding to the existing structure you will need to provide the addition and or deck changes on the survey as well.  

If you are careful and listen well you will be able to see through the smoke and mirrors to the real applicant.

I'm happy to share my experience with investment financing, BRRRR'ing, AirBnB, etc. as well.

It’s really not hard to find someoneFor example people who buy a loan in their name and move it to LLC - some say for asset protection and some say to hide their name - well the recorded mortgage is still in their name and it’s a quit claim deed to a LLC so it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure who owns the LLC

A well written management contract should clearly spell out what is expected of both the PMC and the owner, to PROTECT both and avoid misunderstandings.

.- Because of appreciation, I have been using HELOCs and sold my last house hack in order to scale out of state.

So I’ve since blocked off the third floor on one side and rented it as a 1 BR for now. but when the other side leaves eventually I’m starting to lean towards raising the ground grade 28” so that the total drop is less than 20’and then I’ll knock down some walls and make the whole 3rd floor attached only to that last unit so that the whole area can use the stairs and that window as second egress. 

There are still deals and ways to make money it’s just not what the gurus from the last 10 years did.

I am able to finish the project using cash as well, no loans needed so far that I can see.

So that could very well go towards an investment property.