In any relationship, business or personal setting expectations up front can make the difference between success and failure.

Personally I work with one contractor on all my projects and he goes with me on my first walk through.

@Caitlin Logue A smart person will learn from their mistakes, a wise person will learn from others mistakes.

You can lookup here: https://www.knowyouroptions.co... and https://myhome.freddiemac.com/...If the loans are backed by either of these, you may need to reference their servicing guides to explain to Chase that they are required to allow you to transfer the property to an LLC per the terms of the respective servicing guide.  

Cross-reference these documents; i.e., verify that the net pay on pay stubs matches and appears on the bank statements they provide.

I personally have 6 in the area but I bought before it got crazy.

To recap: Be extremely cautious with flat fee MLS sites that only refer business to other agents.Bonus PointsYou should also consider the ease of use of the flat fee MLS listing provider, for example, can you complete everything online?

I seek zoning variances frequently in Philadelphia, but its a lengthy process and don't personally find it a worthwhile pursuit for legalizing a second unit in a building.

You can also get a personal loan up to $50K which typically is to pay off credit cards debts, do renovations etc, but it can also be used as a down payment.

A month later now, they are insisting I come and see the place in person and see "how well it turned out".