. - Paperwork: I prefer inspectors who provide their report and suggestions in a nice organized folder.

I would prefer going through a national bank because they offer amortizations up to 30 years, but I am not against going through local banks because that it what I have done thus far.

I would prefer to convert to tennant paid, but I'm not sure how feasible that would be.

If you make your house really stand out, i.e. custom cabinets, granite, all tile in the bathrooms, nice doors and trim, you get the picture, something that is a real cut above the other houses in the neighborhood; how much more can you realistically get for it?

Morgan Stanley talks about the "American Rentership Society," in which renting is preferred to owning. http://myrentalportfolio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Morgan-Stanley-SF-Report-Oct-2011.pdfI guess the American Dream is just a dream :/

I also want to represent my business more legitmate and Id like a space that customers as well as other contractors can meet me and plan projects.

If you broker only commercial loans, you don't need a broker license.I made this comment in the context of this thread and this company, which takes applications, performs MLO activities and caters to residential customers.

The industry prefers 'back to back' escrow these days.

When the market demand is high for anything, there are always crooks in the marketplace that try to rip their customers off.

This is where those activities take place and those are the preferred tax deferrals.