Could also say what you would've done differently.If you'd like to share any direct advice for me this is my basic situation: -I'm a 30 hour a week RN-Have about 25K cash available now-Substantial home equity available-No debt outside of our mortgage-Excellent credit-My wife and I are willing to do another owner occupied/house hack to get a MFH if advantageous-We live north of Seattle in a hot market.

The sellers are offering us a credit on the purchase price, but will not fix damage themselves, nor will they allow us to conduct our own estimates with our own contractor. 

You may also want a large line of credit for flipping homes or bridge financing.

On a side note, the data in Zillow is terrible and highly unreliable.

And although it’s not necessary, it is a nice touch to bring your business to a credit union or lender whose funds stay in the local economy.  

They have a great deal of latitude on what they insist you pay, and what you actually work out in payment.Providing, that they are not a corrupt department, and most are Not (Some are quite political, with very "Selective Enforcement") Code officers and department would appreciate have a Foreign Landlord, who is in contact, works towards substantial compliance, and who they know they can trust to resolve an issue.That usually takes time and money.You need to explain , to them, that you "had a Terrible Property Manager, and have since changed and expect it Not to occur again."

I’m 47 years wise and have managed to get my credit score above 800.

Hey BPso im a canadian resident and i own a property in SWFL in cape coral worth about 200k, it is fully paid off so no liens or mortgage or anything.Im looking to refinance it to pull out my cash and move to another project and just rent this out, I called the bank of america and they told me they could give me 50k or something line of credit with 19% interest secure with my house but thats obviously not what i want at all.

Some management companies actually force more turnovers so they can charge makereadies, that’s a terrible deal for the investor.

Plus you can’t pull out 100% of your equity on a refi or line of credit from the existing property.