We're not there to monitor or do any quality assurance on his work.

Over the decades I have witnessed how his brain is wired differently and how easily he can "see" problems and with patience and skill fix them properly.

I cannot do a conventional loan because I do not have a job and my husband is not ready to input his info (for his W-2 job) for a loan application so I am trying to think what loans will work for me? 

The best documentation in the world won't help you strategically plan how to use your 1031 opportunity if the QI isn't responsive to in a timely manner.Demonstrated experience and nationwide footprint I would toss out as the two most important criteria. 

hi so my tenant filed complaint about the place is unhealthy and now I got a letter from the health department saying I gotta correct the following list. so first complaint is smelly odor from fridge, they told me to fix the odor but my question is isnt it the tenant responsible for their fridge and not me?

If they damage the lawn, they are financially responsible for it.Washington is not a landlord-friendly state.

I agree with the other responses so far and will had some info where I can.I am not too familiar with the DC market, but from my understanding there are plenty of high paying jobs there to support rents.

VA hired from onlinejobs.ph , paid $250/week to be available 9am-9pm for message responses and maintenance. 

Scott has an electronic version on his website.

But while rate is important, if there's one lender who is dramatically more responsive and seems more knowledgable than the other I'd probably go with them even if their rate is slightly higher for your first deal.