An interview is also a technique to get to know them along with the clean car check.

They were promoting the techniques of Tarek and Christina of Flip or Flop. 

.: I don't recommend forcing an approval.I recommend you switch to Transunion SmartMove which is tailored for rental application screening.

There's lots of different techniques and thoughts to how to analyze properties long term. 

He manages a portfolio of properties tailored to traveling nurses who travel to Sacramento.

They sold me advice (cds, "books", forms) that were out-of-date, laced with illegal techniques, and methods that just didn't work.

Read this post HERE to get some good techniques on how to find them. 

Leveraging this data, they offer loans tailored specifically for short-term rental owners.*1.

There's a real science to maximizing the ARV so I would definitely become familiar with those techniques, so you can effectively explain to the contractor what needs to be done.Lastly, that's why you need to have great lender contacts who also understand your strategy and can give you fair appraisal values for your property when your refinance and it doesn't hurt shopping around and having 3-4 to compare rates / prices with.I'm happy to share any of my contacts in the area if you're ever looking in this part of the country! 

This way, answers to your questions can be tailored to your specific situation.