During 2022 I had multiple meetings with one of their CPA advisors and gave them access to QuickBooks and Payroll platforms.

Other times you make multiple mistakes and your investment goes up anyway. 

But having multiple banks working the deal I had one pull through for me.

So when I get multiple bids and one is significantly lower, I don't think of them as a deal.

I have done it multiple times and always suggest it as the best way to start.

It is also quite possible that the Buildium system does not support multiple accounts payable or that they would have to create additional accounts payable for you.

I have an STR in New Orleans and we were heavily impacted by regulation.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Property Class will typically dictate the Class of tenant you get, which greatly IMPACTS rental income stability and property maintenance/damage by tenants.If you apply Class A assumptions to a Class B or C purchase, your expectations won’t be met and it may be a financial disaster.If you buy/renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what quality of tenant will you get?

If there is, get a real appraisal with as is and ARV and put together a REAL SOI that you think is conservative from multiple GC's.

Contract negotiation/formulation, title company coordination, pulling comparable sales reports from their local Multiple Listing Service, rent estimation (if a rental property), neighborhood information (more important for out of state investors), and an honest/informed second opinion.