If so who do I use for extensive background checks?

and after the "drive-by" appraisal I raised some questions to the lender when I read how the appraiser came to the value conclusion.There are several comps that were used and the most important ones for narrowing down to compare to the subject property, had described as "superior" to the subject because of extensive renovations.I asked the lender how was it that this compares to my property when all the appraiser did was "drive-by" and come to a conclusion that other properties were "superior" to mine because they considered the inside as well for the comps.So now they are ordering a full appraisal after I noted all the work that has been done in the past 10 years.

(or you can listen to every Podcast and write down the books mentioned)It's a quick way to develop an extensive list of some of the best real estate and business literature out there.

I currently have two SFH's that have appreciated a lot in value, but have also had a tremendous amount of problems, needing extensive repairs.

I've done an extensive article on this on my site, but when I tried posting it Bigger pockets remove the link.

So you are looking at extensively cleaning and resealing ALL your surfaces in the place, maybe even replacing some areas of subfloor if it is that deep and bad enough.

I would withdraw my offer and find another unit, UNLESS, the bank (seller) is going to indemnify me and pay the ongoing rate lock extension fees from 10/16/2015 forward. 

Hi,We are looking at an REO property that will not finance traditionally. It needs too much work (we are not sure yet how much the rehab will be, working on getting an estimate now. 1800 sq ft needs two baths, kitchen...

I have extensive experience with 37 Signals' Highrise (cheap, fast to implement, fast learning curve) but have also looked at Salesforce and heard good things about open source programs like Sugar. 4 - The necessity of working together in the same office vs virtual operations.

I treat this money the same way I treat my 'last month's rent' account, it is never touched unless it is to conduct a specific task.If I know a roof is due for replacement in the next 4-10 years, I'll let the Cap Ex fund grow $200/month until the roof replacement comes due.