Home Depot and lowes both sell a chemical product that will take most of that residue off, but you will most likely end up sanding the remainder off to get a good surface to paint. 

Probably just the restrictions on the loan products that particular broker had access to at the time. 

ERGO they use folks in the Philippines and other parts of the world to read off of a script.. the difference is they have to pay them by the hour .. so for you no skin off their nose you dont produce does not cost them anything. 

If you're looking at residential mulfi families (2-4 units) you'd likely get some type of 30 year fixed product and your lender would be able to give you a pretty good idea on the first call/meeting what your interest rate would be (after pulling credit), type of loan, downpayment, as well as closing costs for the loan.If you're looking to make offers on properties in Boston or Massachusetts area, sellers won't even consider an offer without a preapproval/proof of funds.

The loan we will likely be using is a fix & flip product that has a 1 year term with an optional 6 month extension.

Although we likely find better deals than OOS investors with our relationships, you can still purchase solid deals on the MLS that produce 10% cash on cash and in areas that are gentrifying and growing.

Had a glue down product "professionally" installed & it was a nightmare.

The key is to have someone who is familiar with the product you are buying. 

You can have a cosigner now, but it all depends on the lending institution and product as to whether they want to loan like that.3.

intern for a high producing real estate agent..