Come companies can open your account same day (online) and others process and manual application and require copies of your ID.

Regarding your second question about transferring title later, you will need Lender consent to do it, which they may or may not give, and you will incur various recording and transfer taxes, if applicable in your state. 

Often they have their applications and rental criteria listed - a great starting point.  

I could see how a small guy like me could utilize the CF application.

On one of there audio tapes , she talked about catching  crabs in Oregon.

Be careful on the "expert wisdom" out there----most are only pitching their new tape and course or seminar for you to attend.Want some real "cash on cash" investing advice, call me.

Every application we get is really weak and extremly risky.I agree with you, though about changing strategies given the state of things.

Here are my lessons learned:Most of the functions can be handled via a web interface: advertising, rent, tenant screening, maintenance requests, applications and forms, etc.

Cyber Applications Group, LLC is in the final stages of development for the Virtual Property Manager, a web-based system for individual owners of rental property to professionally manage their own properties.The target market is people who are relatively new to the real estate investing business and could benefit from a product that also helps educate them on the process of being a landlord.

Local banks can usually release funds quicker and with less red tape.