Naturally, the answer to the question of how you move forward is to utilize the services of a qualified and licensed mortgage originators.

Dogs have a natural hierachy in their packs and when you take in a dog, someone has to be alpha.

James- the true answer lies in the nature of debt and the size of the investment.

Alternatively, you can search for an agent that would prepare a BPO (Brokers Price Opinion) and may have MLS access as well as comments on the nature of and estimated cost of the necessary repairs.Nice F.O. right-seat flight photo.

If it's what you want to do or what you do, you'll naturally justify your ways in a manner that makes it acceptable to you.

I was also thinking about an alternative use for the extension for selling purposes.

Piercing the veil of an entity is far easier than the asset protection gurus would have you believe.The alternative is to go all in and get a really great asset attorney to setup the most complex protection strategy your checkbook can carry.My estate planning attorney is fond of saying, "Everyone needs as much asset protection their paranoia and wallet can support."

What are your thoughts on this, and do you have any ideas for an alternative method of handling this issue?

Before you cam be a member the bureau will basically vet you as to knowing what you're doing, fair credit reporting practices and the nature of your business.Unless your rents are collected by a member property manager as Steve mentioned your only way to ding credit is by the eviction process which is picked up through legal notices as Bill and Duncan mentioned. :).

I know that almost inevitably they are going to need to be relined or rebuilt, and that it'll cost many thousands of dollars, turning a possible rehab into a pass.However, looking at a house where everything else seems to fall into place, I wonder if anyone's had success with alternate, though less long-lasting, repairs.