They will code the property, the category it belongs to, and pass that to the accounting department.If you hire a general bookkeeper, you might see that problem of coding it completely wrong versus someone that focuses mainly on real estate.To give you a bit of an insight, I am a developmental controller and I am currently handling over $200 Million in transactions for residential/developments. 

(Applicants will sometimes give the number for their friend or family member who then poses as the person you think you're calling.)When calling the applicant's work, I'd recommend calling the main, publicized number for the business rather than the number the applicant provides. 

I will be mainly relying on homeunion to take care of my property"..... now in 2018, nothing in Boston surrounding areas makes a lot of sense anymore.

Ryan - I would say  yes to the main question ...its  best to  start with using  hypothetical scenario  that is likely higher than you plan to use  ...ask the lender to  use these figures...provide them with all the  data they  request  ...ask them to fully underwrite and  approve the  file  ( versus just  providing a  " pre qualification "  opinion  based off a loan officer  reviewing the data ) ...getting a firm / formal  loan approval commitment  is free and  this should allow you to know  exacatly where you stand

Main Street Abstract.

It’s mainly a CYA for the title companies.

One of my main concerns is that there is no A/C.

Are you mainly focused in the kitchener area?

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Think in terms of benefits you offer rather than the features of the process.