my advice is start without the systems.....I started with code violations list (free).....then wrote yellow letters by hand (like $5 with envelopes from walmart).....then i had to trust the process......i started from the ground up now i can appreciate the systems etc

But a bit of advice if I may, nothing replaces the personal attention that’s needed to gain the confidence of someone to sign your offer letter.

You can certainly ask for mortgage application document in that case, did the buyer provide pre-approval letter when submitting offer?

I listed another house one time that was just the opposite....sales price about double the tax value....unique house, unique neighborhood about a block long with all kinds of styles, sizes, ages.Just knocked off 25% of the tax value on an investment property I owned by challenging the value at the appraisal district hearings....value of the house has not changed, condition has not changed....their value was automated and not challenged by the district fairly.Bank appraisals where someone actually sees the house, sees the inside, and is familiar with values in the area is way more accurate.

Originally posted by @Steve Morris:If not title, who does the deeds that the county recorder will accept within a day.Have no clue why it must be done in a day vs. doing it right.WE prep our own deeds its not hard.. you simply get a trio from the title company that has the last recorded deed.you copy and paste the legal description.. usually lot and block  .. 

I know Baltimore is very block by block, but I'm still curious.

I've been taking massive action...started a podcast with my partner in Houston (Millennial Cash Flow Podcast), and no I am working diligently with a local Dallas broker to get into my first piece of real estate.I found a fantastic value add opportunity in a duplex located 1.5 blocks outside of the Bishop Arts District.

It's free to have them run numbers for you and send you a pre-approval letter, but they will pull your credit.You need to have funds beyond just the down payment - including reserves for the property.If you haven't yet, I'd read Brandon Turner's "Book on Managing Rental Properties."  

We got approval in a letter to get contractor to come look at damages and fix them so we can get it ready to rent.

I live at least six blocks from the nearest grocery store, which means that, on foot, it takes me almost 20 minutes to get there.