Regardless of which route you go, I suggest doing serious due diligence and then making a trip out to visit the one or two 'finalists'.

They can be canceled by the tenant at any point as well.Money Orders/Cashiers Check: These are considered safer than personal checks because you need to use verified funds to purchase them, however, although it's harder they can still be canceled before you deposit them and they are a burden for the tenant to get and for you to electronically deposit through most bank apps, which means you have to take a trip to the bank.

@Jay Hinrichs My point is the risk profile / character of the borrower/rehabber.

Will be taking a trip down there on the 25th of June for two weeks.

The heat and ac does not blow in two of the bedrooms and if I plug in heaters in both rooms it trips the circuit breaker.

Fannie Mae waived that if we document that all cash out proceeds are only being used to pay off student loan debt (this goes away if you try and slip a trip to Tahiti or a new car in there). 

I think we will be doing more business in that area so I'll be sure to coordinate my next trip so I can stop into your meeting next time I'm in town.I know it's the very next day but if anyone is around on Thursday night I will be at the Ramada Inn (1707-A Owen Drive, Fayetteville NC 28304) at the bar at 6 PM.  

New Zealand can be a good start which has all and more of the characters you need.

I let them know who should be there and at what times and ask that if they see any suspicious characters to notify me.

Capacity to repay3. character of the borrower (do they pay their bills)