Two doors and things are moving smoothly.

Next guy slides a napkin over it and hides it.

The sellers do not like to wait that long to get their funding (they could have sold it to someone else and got their money nearly immediately) so they aren't thrilled when they find out that your SDIRA is through Equity.On the plus side, Evantage (online account management) makes it fairly simple to pay bills associated with your account so once the deal is funded, it is smooth sailing.

To ensure a smooth transaction, they just open escrow with their preferred title company/attorney's office.

I would love to hear from some experienced midwest multi family owners who have replaced windows and sliding patio doors on apartments with electric baseboard heat, and if those improvements made a significant dent in winter electric heating bills. 

Regarding the cabinets I do not think they sanded them as they come pretty smooth from HD.

I don't know if I can give a direct number per se, but I would encourage them to stay away from smooth talking gurus that are looking for thousands in up front costs.

I wont say it was smooth and fast, as obviously I was learning as we went along, but it clearly can make a difference who you are working with.

Whenever you are buying a property out of state you should do a few things to ensure it's as smooth as possible.Don't buy in the roughest neighborhood in the urban core.

I just started the process of the PENFED heloc on my primary, getting 85% LTV and it seems like a smooth process so far.