Make things clear with your contractor and establish ground rules up front3. 

There are a considerable number of delay tactics.Usually the debtors have to establish a new account with electric and water, which are allowed to take larger deposits.

A few years ago I was in an offer and compromise, but I was kicked out the program due to me not getting a payment in after having my payment sent back to me for not having the correct name on the money order.The last few months I've been working with a advisor on building my credit at the same time establishing my business name to build business credit.

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With respect to co-signing - that is an option, just remember the co-signer stays on the mortgage until it's re-financed or paid off, so the debt counts against both your and their DTI for the life of the loan.

Do they have teams in place in their respective areas? 

I will probably switch over to this form of investing once I get myself established.

-We have heard that we are super "extra" since we rent by the room and people aren't use to being so formal with room rentals, but we have established the rules and formality from day one.

It doesn’t include a unit in a hotel, motel, inn, or other establishment where more than half of the units are used on a transient basis.

All 4 were manufactured homes on land (1 vacant, half way through a remodel, with some issues as far as access to the property, 3 others were located in Arizona City, Coolidge, and Casa Grande and they were rented out month to month for $640, $525, and $625 respectively).We got them all under contract for 136k.