@Scott Skinger When I lock a loan I consider quite a few variables, here are three:1.

To be honest, it was more difficult than I expected and there was quite a bit of material on the test that was not covered in the class.

Would an attorney eat up all my cost savings of not getting title insurance?

Originally posted by @Laurie Verdecchio:I'm worried about damage to foundation.We buy quite a few with water in the basement. 8 inches of water does not typically cause foundation issues. 

The commercial property is quite a distance from the lot.

I think it depends on where you want to end up.. but Not using ARV is quite conservative and probably means they don't really want to do those deals..

There’s quite a few resources out there but you have to go and find them.

He is a couple of months behind on his duplex mortgage (about 3k) and wants to sell it via quit claim before it forecloses.

If you are looking at the Bronx as a long term strategy keep an eye on the area on the Grand Concourse from 138-161 the closer to the trains the better, there isn't a ton of inventory there but that general area should see quite a bit of development and REI interest in the coming years.

After we had about 12 STRs, my wife quit her regular job as the office manager of a law firm in order to clean houses.