That being said, I ultimately had to take a 15K price drop on the house and finally got a solid offer from a young buyer.

If you have solid equity in the deal or if you have increased your credit score.

Now it's hard to get quality answers when needed, and at times, timely responses. 

Who is typically responsible for obtaining building permits, the property owner or the general contractor?

Thanks for all of the responses.

If they survive that hurdle the voucher is based on income so the tenant responsibility portion can change.

Be sure your marketing and your application include whether you have a pets/no pets policy; assistance animal policy; ALL adults must complete application and will be named on the Rental Agreement; utility responsibilities; SD requirement; when and how various funds are due (app fee, SD, initial rent, etc).

Really solid explanation from Ko.The private side of lending is pretty scarce on HELOCs that are available to investment properties, whereas cash-out refinances are available at 75-80% LTV.

So it may be better to let someone else do the heavy lifting and take most of the risk (i.e. they be the sole guarantor on a construction loan, etc).

@Justin Goodin You attack anyone who questions or criticizes what you write on these forums but never provide a counter argument or constructive responses.