My computer is 3 months old and this has been happening from day one.

It's one thing if he asked and said "Hey, unfortunately my computer was down there when it flooded, can you help?"

Most lenders do a desktop/drive by appraisal.

@Robert Perry how can I switch over to accessing the desk top version of BiggerPockets?

., part of their mortgage for office space, vehicle expenses, cell phone, home phone, computers, printers.....I could go on for pages, but you get the gist. 

I've been using it since the start and it's pretty simple and just a couple hundred one time fee (just buy a desktop version, no need to subscribe to the monthly one and the breakeven on that isn't very long at all).  

Learn to pull comps and compute values.  

when I was building out in Hood river a few years ago and one of Boeing's subsidies ( builds drones) was taking up 70% of the office space up and down the Gorge I worried about what would happen if Boeing pulled out.Growing up in Silicon valley many dont realize that, the market there pre computers was driven by aerospace IE Lookheed.Or Pre computer in Seattle Boeing Sneezed and Seattle caught the flu.

Sure the interest isn't double-digits, but I'd much rather make 3% than 0.2% in a money market for literally 3 minutes more computer effort.  

Again you have never been , you  do not have hands on experience, you just sit in front of a computer , I wish you all the best, Neigborhood Scout, too funnyBTW, 90% of the 1ks  and 1ks  of properties that have been bought for rentals are from OUT OF STATE AND COUNTRY NOT LOCALS.