I like SFH as investments; so does institutional investors. 

Just completed Trump institute for Investing in Real Estate they used to travel the country and do free conventions followed up by further information and coaching for a fee.

Also, do most of you think I should contact institutional lenders directly or go through a mortgage broker who will "shop the market" but likely charge a fee?

This is not a violation of HVCC according to the VP of the Appraisal Institute.

Absolutley, but it may not be sold to the institutional or broker types, especially through a long chain.Here you have a buyer who "qualified" for an FHA loan, if you document that file, as a seller financed deal should be, this is very doable.

If you are using a bank or any federally regulated institution, the appraisal process needs to be handled by the lender.

You could reach out to the local ULI (urban land institute) group and see if someone there has a recommendation or you could put out a call here on BP.

If you're looking for institutional npns, then this is problematic.

If you're borrowing from Uncle Joe, then probably not, but if you're borrowing from a more institutional lender, then the answer is yes.

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