I am looking for advice on funding due to a unique situation where I cannot provide personal income verification.

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I've been trying to get a handle on market selection, but for me to be able to do it well, as a part-time investor who has a day job (and then some) feels kind of like picking individual stocks to me.

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That's not unique to L.A.

I suspect that this will give me more applications so I can select the best tenants.

Plus it is a unique situation in that my mom has a lot of money wrapped up in the property (she helped with the down originally) that I promised I would get back to her sooner rather than later.

My name is Marina and I have found myself in a unique situation that I need advice on.My cousin put an offer on a foreclosure about 6+ month ago and it just got accepted by the bank.  

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