But it often requires your own detective work in addition to the reports they give you.

Places to find that information would be the Census Bureau, The Bureau of labor and Statistics, The Milken Report and the Glenn Mueller Market Cycle Monitor.

Hey Ali,Sloped floors are typically from either the foundation settling or beams/joists damage.

., former employer 401k) to a solo 401k are not reported on Form 5498, but rather on Form 5500-EZ, but only if the air market value of the solo 401k exceeds $250K as of the end of the plan year (generally 12/31);When funds are rolled over or transferred from an IRA or 401k to a self-directed IRA, the amount deposited into the self-directed IRA is reported on Form 5498 by the receiving self-directed IRA custodian by May of the year following the rollover/transfer.Rollovers (provided the 60 day rollover window is satisfied) from an IRA to a Solo 401k or self-directed IRA are reported on lines 15a and 15b of Form 1040;Pre-tax IRA contributions on reported on line 32 of Form 1040;Pre-tax solo 401k contributions are reported on line 28 of Form 1040;Roth solo 401k funds are subject to RMDs;A Roth 401k may be transferred to a Roth IRA (Note that from a planning perspective, it may be advantageous to transfer Roth Solo 401k funds to a Roth IRA before turning age 70 ½ in order to escape the Roth RMD requirement applicable to Roth 401k contributions including Roth Solo 401k contributions and earnings.)

There's also more options in lending besides the typical 20% cash outlay.

Not in Honolulu, but rents for a typical 1 or 2 BR are not that much different in some cases :) Also, not talking about paying at or above retail realtor prices.

@Evan Ventura,People here on BP have also successfully used the cheap IKEA countertops (around $75-99 for a piece). at that price they where treated as expendables (one per tenant), and some even reported getting the install time with demo at 2-4 hours.for the other, you need to "waterproof" the common points of water entry:-caulk between the wall and countertop-use varnish on points contacting sink-use good glue near the oven/range since the usual pressure-activated glue does not fare well with heat

I know that some rental applications platforms use it in order to provide landlords with applicants' credit reports and background checks.

Zillow recently reported the top selling kitchen color to be wheat...how they arrived at that I can't imagine.  

Typically no you would not be reimbursed for improvements but I don't  know the specifics of SC law.