America.but must air seal as it will bring warm air from conditioned spaces to basement. dehumidifier produces heat as by product, and takes more electric to operate. if go with dehumidifiers get large comm heavy ones with humidistat and direct drain. no one will walk away with it. 300lbsdont just open window unless dry air cat 1 wind blowing straight in.it wont remove moisture only feed it. i use activtek  air scrubbers secured to a bracket holding plate. it kills protects 2000-10k sqft of mold bacteria, and reduces moisture as its byproduct of technology esp basements.

Milwaukee is a HOT market with what seems like an endless amount of potential that shows no major signs of slowing down!

Jonathan Hi Jonathan,The product you're after is Fannie Mae HomeStyle.

Anywhere in Philly near the El or any major train stop will be a great buy long-term.

Meaning... is there big development occurring or a major corporation moving in? 

-------------Granted this does not apply to the majority of situations, but for a small percentage it should!

In the meantime, heading into winter, even though it is a PITA, as long as the majority of rent is paid and the rest caught up in a timely fashion, I think the risk of not accepting partial payments and proceeding with eviction is “riskier” than letting this continue (at least in the short term).

I have wondered how common wraparounds are & if it's a major concern for buyers.

It's enough to cover nearly any major expense or, generally, 6 mo ths PITI

The fact is your loan will be small and the price differences between lenders are more apparent on larger transactions.The biggest difference between lenders is going to be the actual loan officer and how good of a job they do getting you approved and what products and structure they give you to get this loan and set you up for future investing.