You're not required to do anything extra.  

Remember with commercial units / loans there will be a lot of extra fees involved: two closings, maybe two appraisals ($1600 for a 5 unit that I did recently), permits, inspections etc.  

It's really a math equation here Deb, but we're missing a piece of the info, and that is what you can reasonably expect to gain in rent from having the extra bedroom.

You get a significant rent bump with the extra bedroom.  

I'm not sure what their split is.Starting out you'll have to be extra cautious since you may not know how this contractor performs.

So why does the the Agent need my credit report… An eviction report is all that is needed and that is a very inexpensive report to obtain.People can have bad credit and still pay their rent every month.People can have past criminal records and still pay their rent every month.People with a prior eviction could still pay their rent every month.Plus, an eviction report is the only report that’s specific to the rental industry.To me, requesting a Credit Report to Lease a home is just a scam to make extra money for the Agent.

I'm THRILLED that I got hooked up with a lender that is financing 75% of the total cost (acquisition + rehab) at 5.25%, and 1 point.

So far I haven't needed the extra help to get the loans.

I was able to pull all my original money out and a little extra.

At first we were a little nervous because we now have two mortgages but so far it is nice to have the extra income.