What that means is that every local office will have a somewhat different approach to implementing this Federal program.

wholesalers" - who implement this investment strategy use the terminology, "We have contracted to purchase this property...so it's a good deal, or we wouldn't have contracted to buy it in the first place..." to comfort the actual buyer who will be taking title to the property.

I might add soemthing like (im a java programmer btw)if (downpayment < 20%) && ((house.purchasePrice + house.repairCosts) < (house.ARV * .7)){ buyHouse(house);}

There are certainly standards, but every business does theirs a bit differently, implements different strategies, has different business models, etc.

HI Julie-Not from Kansas City, MO - I am from Cleveland, Ohio - I understand KC to be very similar in structure and asset performance, so I would encourage you to checkout this guide: A Simple Guide for Buying Out of State Turnkey Investment PropertyIts all about hitting all the checkboxes, do not invest on faith, do a lot of diligence prior to making any moves, a calculated move is a calculated risk, no matter the move real estate is risky, but you can implement a series of controls to initiate some additional risk mitigation as you venture into your first investment property.

I am likely going to implement the BRR strategy on that property and refinance it next year into a 15 year.  

Congrats on the Windsor purchases and smooth implementation!

To do this, we are putting together a list of apartment building owners and implementing a direct mail campaign.

Congratulations on successfully implementing RE investing strategy.My answer will differ from the other posts.

If they weren't screened thoroughly, I would go through an interview with them like a new applicant, just to get to know them.Then I would implement my systems and orient them to my way of doing business.