Hello All - new user, first post so please bear with me.Two friends and myself are looking to purchase a rental property together.  

Bear in mind our credit has NOT been run AT ALL throughout the whole process. 9/24/2020 – Rory reaches out to get authorization for the credit card info.

The next crash is always, always, always 12-18 months away, due to some very convincing indicators:2013:Denver Post: “Buyers Caught in a Price Squeeze”CNBC: “Housing Market Already Shows Signs of a New Bubble”2014:New York Times: “The Bubble Is Back”Fortune: “Why the Housing Recovery is over, in four charts”2015:CNBC (Again): “Housing today: A ‘bubble larger than 2006’”National Review: “We’ve inflated another bubble; count on the crash.”2016:CNN: “Housing bubble fears have returned”MarketWatch: “The Seeds of the Next Housing Crisis have already been planted”2017:Forbes: “58% of Homeowners Think The Housing Market is Set for a Correction”USA Today: “Hot Housing Market Could Cool in 2018”2018:Bloomberg: “This Rare Bear Who Called the Crash Warns Housing is Too Hot Again”Maybe this time it really is... and maybe there is a massive price drop that will hammer everyone. 

In fact a bear market excites the dividend investor as you will then be able to buy more of those stocks which will likely be worth more in the future. 

I believe that 1) real estate agents, 2) lawyers, 3) loan officers and 4) registered "distressed home consultants" (or whatever the Official term turned out to be) are all approved positions.

That said, returns on those can be pretty stinko...5% or so for the most rock solid funds.You have to tell us what is the maximum amount of time, skill, and hassle you're willing to invest and then we can better determine which is the most passive strategy that works and achieves results with those levels of input.Real estate is like any other investment: the less time, skill, and effort you bring to bear, usually the lower your returns. 

I really wouldn't mind something that would easily pull up any and all title data that is supposedly public information but I always have a bear of a time getting them.

They figured they would rather bear the burden of that expense knowing that people wouldn't be as afraid to report spills and have them properly cleaned up. 

I guess it can't hurt seeing what the market can bear, right?

I'll capitalize what I can (new appliances, plumbing fixtures) but this should have no bearing on when the in-service date is?