Is it reasonable/expected to ask the seller to provide all their income/expense reports.

Please do report back to the post. 

You might also want to consult local property managers or rental market reports for a more accurate picture.When it comes to estimating CapEx during preliminary analysis, without visiting the property, you can use a general rule based on the property’s age and condition.

Is there a report that says lower priced homes are more likely to have a seller assistance?

This treatment ensures accurate financial and tax reporting, as the credit is part of the sale transaction rather than income.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

The rates are higher and points +++ plus prepay for a commercial loan or hard money loan.Loans closed in America are reported and stats are available as to who closed, how many, loan officer, dollar amount, loan type, location and more detail.

My thought is is use the Rent Ready feature of reporting his payment history to the credit bureau so it can work in his favor as a trade line, but I'm wondering if this is an unnecessary added step since he can already pull transactions on his bank side. 

We had a third party report done for our prior offerings (similar to how a mutual fund has a third party verification report to verify the returns). 

If the property is in service then it’s reported on your 2024 tax return.

You need to make sure that your property is easily financeable if you decide to sell it in the future and any future buyer can call out non-permitted items and actually report you to the building department or, at a minimum, ask for seller concessions.