They will basically just be looking for the following things in your home office:- The office must have a secure door lock and be separate from living quarters (can not be a bedroom, must be a den or a separate office)- Password protected computer- Locking file cabinet where tenant information is stored- ShredderThere's really no way to get around this if you wanted access to complete credit report info.

I find myself just asking for the key code so i can view properties on my own time and leave them out of doing nothing more than opening a door for me.I have met very few realtors that are really good and there value comes form a vast knoweldge of a market or area as well as really good contacts or access to potential deals before they hit the market. these people are very hard to find.

The house has white six panel doors and I'll be adding be adding bigger baseboard trim (white).

So these guys had the last laugh and made a fortune.We've all head the story of Bill Gates getting the contract to make DOS for IBM because the guys who were making the alternative wouldn't come to the door when IBM came knocking.

Newbies come and go in the rental business and they can be a GREAT source of desperate sellers.Having said that, I wouldn't close the door on any sources of good deals.

I am not sure I understand what he is trying to do, or if he has a good handle on what he may be getting into.

Poor guys showed up in the morning--opened the door and :eyes: Thankfully, they were able to shut it before becoming breakfast.

Then a closet door "just fell off", and you spend another $125 rehanging and repainting it.

(no broken windows, functioning bathrooms/kitchens, etc).The type of loan that you would need for this kind property would be more commercially oriented.

I feel very guilty in doing so, my dad would have had a heart attack, but while this kid is taking care of the little things like the above, I can concentrate on the more important stuff, like building a new front porch and finishing the bathroom rehab.