If the borrower meets them, they get the loan, if not, they don't.You can certainly make your loan officer's job easier by having your tax returns, W-2s, and other income verification documents ready to go before they even ask for them.  

Young affluent families that love being in the city center till their first kid hits preschool age and they start looking at the expense of private schools vs. moving to an area with great public schools.

We had a situation last month where a neighbours aging silver maple was rubbing the shingles on our roof.

Can't imagine being into it at age 30.

At age 24, that was my first deal.

Wayne you are so incorrect, they sold me an item at auction they must produce the item.Wayne not everyone will travel 1200 miles to see something in person now that we are in the internet age!

My situation is limited cash, sizeable retirement accounts (for my age), and wanting to minimize having to touch retirement accounts (ie, backing out Roth contributions, taking a 401(k) loan, etc.).

That's pretty much what you expect when you're looking at a house of that age that hasn't had a complete re-wire.George is right - either GFCI or 2-prong.

If you have several new 'accouunts' opening up one thing that is hurt is your average age of credit.  

I used good ol fashioned Craigslist :) I qualified by running background checks, income verification and my 'inner' voice :) The 'inner voice' is mostly used for those you DO NOT want to rent to!