I recently had this exact situation of tenant lying on the application.  

Hey Anderson,  you need show up in the market often.

Since you plan to travel often, focusing on systems and building a reliable team: agent, lender, property manager, and contractor. 

And most often it's the opening of the story.

As an Accountant and CFO with two decades of experience in real estate management, I’ve observed that landlords often handle things differently.

I have 2 sets of tenants that I have had considerable problems with collecting the rent over the past year.

With actual cash, you just transfer it. yes, but you can still bid with lender approval - without appraisal contingency - you send in deal (app), it gets approved by lender its functionally the same as cash (except in true lightning speed situations where there is a quick auction with little time to prep but thats generally pretty rare I'd think)Right, but that's not cash or functionally the same as cash because the lender can change the terms at the last minute, as often happens with less experienced hard money lenders.

Realtors often put a lot of time and effort into their job, which is why the exclusive signing indicates your commitment to compensating them as they get to you finding a property, getting into contract, and officially closing. 

Based on my experience, it’s often not worth the time and expense because appeals frequently lead to no change in the tax assessment.

Hotel grade furniture will often be sturdy, but less aesthetic.