I have been working with one of the regular mortgage loan officer in the branches but I know they have real estate loan specialists so I am also working on getting in touch with one to see what things I could do to make my pre-approval to be accepted. 

That's really as simple as the objective added value of what you furnish - looking at area apartments for rent, both furnished and not would tell you what these items are valued at in your local market. 

The qualifying questions are probably all going to be very similar, i.e. where would you go if you were to sell, what is your timeframe, why do you want to sell, what's your price, how'd you get that number, what have you done for work etc...So I'm more interested in hearing everyone's openers and maybe some objection handlers that have worked for you/your VA.Thank youuuuuuuuuuuuuuu 

Referred us to a cast iron specialist who we can't get a hold of.

@Nick FreyYou might want to talk to a 1031 specialist at ipx1031.

Biggerpockets will give you a great base, but the truth is that your local specialists will be the most helpful in understanding how your market operates. 

Their commission is paid for by the seller so it's no cost to you, but it gives you a second set of eyes, an objective negotiator, additional experience, knowledge of the market, they know the contracts, and much more. 

I think what Jared said is important, but the numbers and facts need to back up your goals and objectives. 

A mold remediation specialist can take care of this pretty cheaply.With that said, the cause of the mold could be a bigger issue if there is, in fact, an issue with the foundation.

@John JacobsNot a cpa or ira specialist but have done private lending and I was not subject to UDFI (or UBIT) as I was not leveraging anything.UDFI comes into play in situations where you buy a rental and finance 50% of the cost Hope this helps