Depending on the bank, what review stage it is in already, will effect the time frames for review of the new offer. 

There were a lot of requirements that had to be met, and a snowball effect of ever larger appreciation from the laws of supply and demand took over.

I should add that I will be the partner overseeing everything, from the selection of the property, renovating it, renting it out and doing the property management.

Where you got your list, select criteria.In my own hot town/state Atlanta / GA the old tactic of mailing absentee is not working.  

I will do some searching on BP and see if I can find out how to effectively do those searches.The way you close your deals is really how I would like to try to close mine.

Increasing your insurance and buying an umbrella policy is probably a better, cheaper, more effective way to go if you just own one property.    

Live readings on an individual water device are not cost effective in most cases.

So we (North Americans) are sitting on the largest reserves in the World of an efficient, clean burning, and cost effective fuel source (Natural Gas) and the politicians response is to ban using it.Only in government folks.

Oh and after some reading, I got a little confused about the "magic" date of 2008 when this law when into effect.

If I may say so, since I was once a broker, the broker you select should be flexible with you.