Pricing will be determined by your FICO and the desired LTV.

This tenant was stubborn, and was bound and determined to get his way. 

I wanted to ask about how folks here approach doing research on a rental area to determine if it's a good place to be and how granular do you usually get?  

If you wanted to share on a public forum, from the following I could determine (or contact a lender):  start date of loan, starting loan amount, length of loan (e.g. 30yr fixed). 

Because, you could talk to just about any lender you want, but if you don't have a way to qualify (be it income, asset, gross income, etc.) you are still going to be sol.Yup, so either educate yourself on how buying power is determined and/or start contacting some lenders and see what they can and cannot do for you, and why. 

First, determine the market you want to invest in and also identify a secondary market.

Being able to review prior ESAs would aid in determining whether to spring $30k on a new Phase II or terminate the contract.

This will help you determine the best strategy for you.

So here is what YOU will be doing remotely:- Taking photos of the property and loading them in software to list for rent- Writing advertising text for the listing- Determining rent price and approval criteria- Applying local laws in your management- Screening prospective tenants for showing- Showing the property- Verifying application information such as contacting employers and previous landlord- Making approval or denial decisions based on applications- Communicating with the applicant from application to approval or denial- Setting up the lease and getting it signed- Getting the locks changed at the property and getting the tenant their key- Doing a move in inspection with the tenant- Collecting rent, which is easy when people are paying.

Not the other way around as the 'corporate veil of protection' is still valid while incorporating a business entity mind you.I think you're asking if alternatively an LLC would suffice as a way to organize, but this can easily be determined with an SEC lawyer (even an initial consultation).Your question indicated about ten people involved in this particular business plan and could be covered under the LLC as well in the ability of 'unlimited owners' (people involved)- but again that's where a consult with an SEC legal professional comes into play.There may be things that even your LLC would be involved with that (if you started there) would pop up on the SEC radar- and it seems better to know how to most legally organize from the start.There are various podcasts and books on this topic for folks in your exact situation, but I would consider maybe just skipping those and going for a meeting with an SEC lawyer from the gate- better safe than sorry, and you may be advised an LLC would work just fine for you.