I'm pretty much on the GA/SC border.

Quote from @Paul De Luca: Quote from @Krystle Stewart: Hi All,When buying a tenant occupied income property, if all of the appliances belong to the tenant, would you have your inspector inspect the appliances during a home inspection?

An FHA approved contractor is actually a DE lender (Direct Endorsement FHA Lender).

That would considerably de-risk the project and give me a path to having the thing done AND having my great current mortgage at 2.75% at the end.

If mail is piled up on the front porch, is that ipso facto proof there's no one inside and never will be? 

If you are staying along Broad, "risky" North Philly is really once you get above Diamond (although that border is not as hard as it was before since TU is expanding) but DEFINITELY gets rough after Lehigh. 

previous owners have been able to get financing with a called Delaware pacific.

Are there alternatives to Anderson and Royal Legal Services for the formation of a Statutory Trust (Wyoming or Delaware)?

@Josue De La Torre I prefer conventional. 

There are some distinct differences among the areas that could sway your decision.The northernmost section of the OBX runs from Nags Head to the Virginia border.