Could potentially be finished in a single day with a cooperative phone rep at the IRS, could take longer with an uncooperative one.Unlike normal tax preparation/planning however, form 2848 would require you to seek out someone with the EA or CPA certification specifically since the individual must be licensed to get the power of attorney status.

I'm looking through the spreadsheet and I think it's worth mentioning that it's possible to spend a lot less for certain material items as well as labor in many cases depending on how frugal you want to beinterior door with hardware: $5-10 used, $30-50 newwindow: $10-50 used, $100-200 newlight fixtures: $1-10 used, 6 pack flushmount at lowes for $44fan fixture: $24-60 new water heater: $250 newtoilet: $50-90 newsink: $40-200 new faucet: $10-30 newtile: 0.49-2/sqft newappliance: $20-200 each appliance usedmy last rehab was:60 elec permit cost + 300 elec repair (tenant destroyed meter box causing house to be condemned)1600 material + 1500 labor flooring for 1400 sqft500 material + 600 labor spray paint whole house semigloss and patch some large holes$30 for 4 interior doors which I put in$10 mirror for bathroom$100 paint porch, stairs, and stair rail brown$50 fridge, $10 burner plates for stoveI also spent at least a few hundred with help on cleaning and taking out the trash and some other expenses here and there which altogether added up to about 5 thousand.I spent maybe 30 hours over there in total on the weekends.

I was thinking of becoming a signing agent as a way to dip my toes into the real estate waters while I continue to soak up as much knowledge as I can.

Is one partner's balance sheet required to secure the debt?

It’s not for us.Personal guarantee – We always require this.Credit score – Your call.

They can provide local insights, advice on market conditions, rental regulations, and help analyze the investment potential.Remember, making informed investment decisions requires your careful analysis and due diligence.

We require any income verification.

I have used one for irrigation and water lines.   

However, I do require 100% payment by the due date, or it is 100% late, and all tenants are 100% responsible.

In Arizona minimally you are spending at least 300k for a decent rental 3bed 2bath 1500 sqft and on avg at least 400k which is going to require minimally 100k down and closer to 150-200 if you want to cash flow where avg rent is the 2300$ range.