This way the contractor isn't running to the store and waiting on anything.

Any additional screenings or criteria should be consistently applied to all applicants to avoid potential discrimination claims.Rental application fraud can be a significant threat to the financial and operational stability of running and operating a property.

I thought it prudent to run some questions by the plethora of savvy investors in this community.I plan to begin now the process of finding a multi family property to house hack.

There are so many run down hotels along the coast and I love to take a run down property and turn it around. 

I also run a mastermind on residential assisted living.

Be sure to pay attention to anticipated ARV and max LTV on the refinance, as well as seasoning requirements - this is where I usually see people run into problems.

My advice would be to find a mentor (the right investor-focused agent can be great at this), continue analyzing deals, run them by your mentor, and then make offers when a deal meets your buy criteria.

I spent a decade in advertising, before founding and running a custom wood shop for another decade, so 'm pretty good at the self-promotion.I agree with you that the more gorilla approach would be most effective and that's actually what i've been doing – calling RE agents in my service area with active listings, introducing myself to property managers and leasing agents...To answer your question, I will have to handle the work myself for 6-12 months to build out the SOPs and field service management systems, but I have a lot of relationships for those looking to "do the work".I'll check out the meet up and would love to grab a cup of coffee, I'll shoot you an email.

@Huggy Ford, I would be interested in running an analysis of need to know what's in the highest demand for that location.

Another question that I haven't yet heard the answer to: Do local governments ever run out of HCV funds?