What about character references from your tenants application? 

If you keep the footprint of the home the same, you can avoid timely and costly site planning applications in most jurisdictions.

Watch Grant Cardone's youtube videos on, "The Biggest Mistake You'll Ever Make."

The higher the risk the better the return...and at some point you have to watch out for "too good to be true."

Baltimore is a city where thousands of investors around the damn world are watching and jumping in on bidding and other things.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

To answer your first question, since we warranty the purchase price less payments received, our performance warranty is only applicable until an investor's investment principle is no longer at risk (which is typically for the first 4 to 7 years from when they purchased a re-performing note).

A good broker remains transparent throughout the process, providing regular updates on loan applications, lender responses, and any emerging challenges.

Is your DSCR ratio greater than 1-meaning are you cash flowing (according to the lender's criteria of mortgage, property taxes and insurance (and HOA) if applicable).

Those goals are very specific to my situation and not necessarily applicable to other investors.