I need to rely on the tenant, or periodic walkthroughs to find issues like that.

I’m open to be corrected here if I’m missing something obvious, but why not go directly to the banking institutions who will ultimately determine a property’s ARV instead of relying on comps that may or may not be in range?

If 80$ is a burden for a couple then they might not be the people you want to rely on for your passive income.Things cost money!

That line essential negates being a broker to begin with and then relies on the soundness of simply being a principle in the transaction, in which case, why even get a license to begin with, and simply rely on just being a principle in the transaction?

They rely on information provided to them which maybe wrong. 

I'm pretty much set on finding an out of state deal.I've basically completed renovated my current single family home over the past ~5yrs, all with sweat equity.My fear with an OOS rehab is cost running high due to relying on remote contractor. 

I have also seen some online sites advertise pre packaged programs where you fill in many of the blanks for around $4500.00, but with legal work cut rate can cost you big in the long run.In actuality, you can rely on the general exemption from registration for private placement, and forgo all of the above ( doing the above is complying with the Reg D ‘safe harbor’, in other words do it right and your safe from the regulatory authorities deciding that your offering is not exempt and that you have committed criminal acts by raising capital without a securities registration ( which costs a minimum of $150,000.00).

Each with it s own specific lending criteria.Commercial & apartment lending rely on mostly on the property to service the mortgage deb and to determine the loan terms.

My goals early on were to never rely on anyone else to bring me deals.

Dont rely on a realtor to bring you deals that are gone because they are advertised to 20,000 people everyday.