I currently have about 12 other commercial loans spread over 3 different lenders, and none required a 1/2 year prepaid taxes.My point would really be simply that what you experienced isn't a federal requirement, so it shouldn't be stated as "universal fact". 

My  contractor has advised that it would be more cost effective to simply furr out the walls and put up a nice smooth dry wall instead of trying to even out/improve the current situation.

Ok, I am puzzled about the Chinese Drywall problem, issue or hazard....I just discovered the subject as the topic of several posts....  

You could manage it the popular vacation rental sites and simply find someone local to the area to clean it, check up on it, handyman it, etc. 

The goal is simply to help everyone succeed. https://www.facebook.com/groups/177308479098790/

It can be wrong simply from someone inputting the information wrong...or in the case of land records, it is pulling the information from PDF files which can often be blurry.

If you were savvy about it, you could provide remote office workers and startups all the resources they would need to get off the ground at what would feel like very low rates.The membership is also good because by nature, people like to feel apart of something rather than simply paying rent.Good luck!

Simply and realistically RE Professionals are only here to provide a service for those who need or want it.

They may simply be diversifying their portfolio and are not savvy re investors. 2.

., Valerie this is a ton of useful information and it does scare me trying to get into a market that is a 2 hr drive.I simply can’t jump in the car and check on thinks or manage as I could if I could find something in Asheville (35 minutes away).My goal in contacting a realtor was following Brandon’s 30 steps in assessing a market such as average selling price, REO prices, length of time on market and what areas are seeing the most growth etc...He was very helpful and informed me that 9100 homes have sold in the last 12 months in the area and was very specific about what areas are seeing the most growth.He also gave me a list of large companies moving to the area, but again 2 hr drive is going to be a huge challenge especially for a newbie.