My question is this, how will the decision on whether to rent us an apartment be made given the following:Her:Very good creditIn the militaryHas significant savingsMe:Not so hot creditA defaulted student loan (I'm currently rehabbing it)A released tax lienSmall amount of savingsExcellent rental historyThe apartment we are looking at is WELL below the housing allowance given us by the DOD.Would one half of a couple cause a rental application to be denied?

Make sure the attic is ventilated well, if your living space is that hot, what is all that heat doing to your shingles?

I would also look at converting the electric heat to forced air natural gas---of course this might not be feasible depending on the age / design / construction of the building but it's worth getting a quote.

We closed on 4/7.It took my guys just over 3 weeks, to add an unofficial 3rd bedroom, paint the place head to toe, redo half the flooring (home depot allure flooring at $.99 i'm a huge fan), take care of a bunch of exterior maintenance issues, put in new appliances, do some minor kitchen work, replace the hot water heater, couple of other small things.

I'm in the Air Force and moved here in 2011 and in Jan 2014 was introduced to the idea of wholesaling.

If you disqualify them prematurely or without documentation you can get in hot water if they claim you turned them down for the wrong reasons.

One disadvantage is in hot markets with properties in demand the foreign investor can't waffle and needs to act quickly or you will get beat out by locals who already know the market.

If the area is indeed "hot" you will get bidding wars.If you price it too high some buyers wont even look so it will sit on the market lingering, you then start reductions and next thing you know, everyone is wondering whats wrong with it.

I knew enough not to trust "Zestimate" and used only comps that had been placed by realtors on Zillow (it now links to the realtor when a property sells).I was not even looking for deals when I came across this, I was basically doing market research, looking for "hot" area's.

Also whether you want to be in the downtown center city area near all of the Artsy fartsy galleries, clubs etc, or do you prefer the tourists area, or maybe living it up by the waterfront {there are many choice hot spots}.