Do not rely of social media or just a telephone number to confirm the identity and the client's statements.My advice is to use a US based currency exchange broker who is also obliged to check the identity and source of capital when opening an account, and co-ordinate this with them.

Thanks @Travis Murray , and you're right we do require the landlord to authenticate their identity the first time they order the Credit Check report.

Hello and thank you for your comments.Lindsay, the property price is fixed and the builder has already made some identical ones they say they will show me anytime so i can compare once the property is built. i do intend to have the property inspected and fly down to view it myself before i sign.

Welcome to BP. 25 years old hvac is good enough time for this equipment.

Back home in Australian we had an almost identical experience to yours.

EIN identity theft is more problematic than SSN theft and is growing more quickly as there is so much more that can be done fraudulently under a company name. 

Not easy to just shift navy boat around like you can shift folks and equipment from JBLM.  

After he tells me more about his past life in the property and how the neighbors kid broke in to steal all of his guns, equipment and a safe; i asked him the million dollar question.

When calculating CapEx as a percentage of monthly rent, what would be a good conservative value for:- A fully rehabbed property- A property 20 years old with 'mostly' original equipment Also, do you include this value to derive NOI or include only maintenance in the NOI?  

That might mean a higher rate, but he/she might also be better equipped to give overall business and tax advice-which ends up making up for the higher rate.