Get a contractor that has a few connections with the building department in Boston; this will smooth and likely accelerate the permitting process.  

I plan on building my portfolio over the years and I have written long term goals and continue to stay on track, I have good momentum and so far everything is planning out smoothly.

In the end, I had to skim coat the wall with drywall mud and sand to get it smooth.   

Most importantly, they have been able to make the transition smooth for both my business group and our tenants.

Transferring the funds to everything else was nice and smooth.

Hopefully this goes as smooth as possible.

Everything was running smoothly until I realized the park was using 3x the amount of water that it should be for the amount of units.

After Pictures:Summary: Even though the house seemed in bad condition, it was a very smooth rehab.

This is my first loan and I don't want to cause any delays with their closing process.What should I be doing as the lender to make this process go as quickly + smoothly as possible for all parties involved?

I've had several hearings go smoothly and my clients received reasonable reductions right away, even without an arms length sale or testimony from an appraiser, merely by relying on homeowners testimony and an unadjusted list of comparable sales data.