However if your purchase is at arm's length, then that is a compelling piece of evidence at an appeal. 

I fought the City of Oakland on rent control all the way to the California State of Appeals. 

It's a little more involved than I can explain in text but that is the main thing I would do.With your good credit, your reserves and the fact that we are almost in December of this tax year, I would aim to create a true image of your financial situation that is appealing to lenders.

HML aren’t appealing with the costs.

My tenant has moved out after receiving a 10-day notice to appeal an eviction.I can pick up the writ on Friday (6 days).

When applying the 70% Rule to evaluate a property. Under "Repair" cost, do you evaluate what in fact "NEED" to be replace because is damage or you add a "REPAIR" cost because you want to upgrade?
Example: a floor is ...

yes I definitely think the trade-off between losing some closet space but gaining a washer and dryer in the unit itself has proven itself much more appealing to somebody looking for an apartment, and they definitely pay more to have the washer and dryer over closet storage space

Hello,I am working towards my first rental that I will need to rehab and was needing advice on the creativity and visual appeal of the rehab.

Communicating with the client, negotiating, meeting photographers, home inspectors, appraisers, etc.  

i bought a property which was great in many ways and terrible in many other ways.its near the river, near the zoo, four schools, 2 shopping plazas, 20 minutes from the beach, 10 minutes from the train station, 40 minutes from a major university, 5 minutes from a major hospital, 5 minutes from the nearest commercial hub, 40 minutes from another major city and has great tourism industry, commercial hub and everything is a tick EXCEPT the fact that when I purchased the house, it was a sad little brick house in a sad little part of town, with sad qualities and below average appeal.