Don't get me wrong, you need handymen on your team but not as a replacement for a specialized tradesman.I'd recommend is that you do a some research on the project you're doing so you can develop a list of very project-specific questions; this will also serve as part of your "test".Lastly, there are many books & articles that give more structured advice for finding contractors but here's one from Brandon at BP https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/home-renovations-find-great-contractors

First let me start by apologizing for not searching before posting.I have a test tomorrow on Cloud engineering and didn’t have time to search... yet I am here posting.My question is based on what it cost to buy multi families in dc (est. $1 million before renovations.

I listed our rental on zillow to test the waters of marketing our rental.

As far as getting preapproved goes, no lender or underwriter will conduct a personality test to determine if you have hustle- it's a numbers thing for the banks to calculate the risk.

I know these types of arrangements are becoming more common, but I've never heard what the official requirements are in order to pass these tests.

Good to test it out first.

The parcel is zoned R-10 so your suggestions fail zoning, density, and the neighborhood consistency and character tests.

@Kumar GauravThere are two tests to pass for you to take a home office deduction.Regular and exclusive use.If you only have 1 rental and you use the office for 1 hour a week - You would want to see if that passes the regular use test...If you have more rentals and more time is used on the home office, then it is easier to justify.

Yes, you might have tuckpointing to do on old brick, which can get pricey, but these properties have already stood the test of time, and in my older properties I don't see much that would make me think they won't be around for another 100+.

This too shall pass.Interestingly, this is exactly the reason that loan underwriters "stress test" the financials on properties and require things like a 1.3 Debt Service Coverage Ration and cash reserves.