I'd love to utilize their expertise when assessing a property since they are local but I'm not sure what the general expectation is when I don't have a tangible property and I have not entered into contract to work with them yet.Some questions I have are: local regulations/permitting timeline, property's potential from their perspective, landscaping/amenities cost estimate (they also help facilitate this).

@Lauren Cutchen, I have not had this happen but I would think you could simply buff the scratches out of the stainless steel.

Why not simply put that extra money in reserve savings for a rainy day then?!?

And even the ones that raise more often only do so several times during the year and many times there is nothing available.So even if you had such a list, it is not really useful in deploying money in the real world.A more practical approach is to see which offerings are currently available and simply scan them to see if they match your criteria or not.

If I were in your shoes I would simply look for a co-signer to a loan and look for a small-multi family in your home town where you can house hack.

Simply put the word out that you have a property and are willing to owner finance.Mike

There seems to be a belief throughout this thread that its alright for a city employee to come onto your property and simply lie about item after item and then send a written agreement in direct contrast expecting you to sign and return it.

I agree that many transactions shouldn't be done simply because you can.However, out of curiosity, if you had the opportunity to buy a $hit property with golden financing & then immediately sell the $hit property but keep the golden financing & transfer the financing to a great property would you consider it?

More likely scenario is simply squatters who are gonna ride this out till the eviction goes through.

Since we don't use Padsplit and manage everything ourselves, we simply call it co-living.