My experience in Real Estate is from helping my uncle paint and do some small rehabs on his rental properties. but nothing major.

It can be handled on line you need to claim you pay in cash etc.

Looking back on my career, the majority of the homes that I purchased on behalf of my organization were not off the local MLS, or even from letters.

I've searched biggerpockets and i HAVE found some suggested online payment options but they all come with a suite of services i dont need.

He is not a student but a tenant who had a job and had a major downward trend and seemed to give up.

I did some research online to see who should cover this and found mixed opinions.

We want to know the pros and cons; what was easy or hard; were there any bottlenecks or major complications; Do we find 2 or 3 lenders and get prequalified with all of them?

., minor or major, you can decide whether that is worth the trouble.I would request the rental application from the tenant, the lease, and the credit report, which are standard requirements.Those info would also allow me to check out how they manage the rental tenant screening process and what kind of tenant is in the house.

I've advised clients  with multi-families that if you show the bank that you are majority owner (articles of incorporation) they will likely acquiesce to the change. 

Hello BP, I have worked my way through online excel courses (there are a few courses in total) for excel through Coursera for free.