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I call the banker on the pre-approval and ask the questions, and i usually get a silence, and i will have to ask about that,  or i've never heard of such a thing, but then 40 days into the 45 day contract they kill the deal based on the title vesting not being seasoned.

Hi @Kyle Green, I am just getting rolling in Ontario myself.

You can think of these prospects as pre-FSBOs.

A 203k Loan is where the purchase price and rehab costs are rolled into a single loan.Assuming you have a respectable FICO you can buy, with a FHA Loan (3-5% down, a 30 year amortization schedule, and a residential loan rate).

If you are going to finance work on getting a pre-approval loan letter from somebody and include a copy of it in the offers you submit.  

This way you can advertise have tenants submit work request, accept payments, and create a monthly schedule for rent rolls, etc.

If you plan on using financial help get a letter that is a pre-approval on a loan and include a copy of it with your offers so the seller knows you have had someone look at you.  

But I have a sense that this may be a fair asking price.I would normally also probably go to things like rentometer, apartments.com, zillow, and not sure what other sites to see if what the listing says about $500/month is normal for that area.I'd probably then double-check to validate with the county website to verify taxes have been paid.And I would certainly want to touch base with the listing agent/owner to understand if they could supply a rent roll, utility costs, better understanding of who pays for what, how long the leases are good through, if any new CapEx-related equipment was purchased recently (or how old this stuff is).  

Control and Roll?