As far as the rental they will ask for a recent mortgage statement to verify the balance and also do a desk or physical site appraisal if needed to formulate the Heloc amount which is calculated by Current Value x .8 - Balance = Heloc amount.

It's important she fills in the request with structural, physical upgrades, repairs not personal property to get the $30000 tax benefit.

Transparency and open lines of communication are paramount to making sure someone who is not physically here feels like they are, here.

Pulling up the carpets and refinishing the hardwood / installing a nice vinyl, some new mid-grade appliances and fresh paint should do the trick.That being said... why don't you fly out there and physically walk through other units for rent in that area (basically pretend to be a renter)?

as soon as I qualify for a loan which should take a minute.I'd love to connect with the local community once I am physically in the city and can't wait to meet you all!

Some of them offer this information through an online portal (Madison & Rankin), others make you physically go to the courthouse to get it.

I know there aren't a lot of physical meetups happening right now, so you might be able to find a savvy local RE attorney on your couch today on FB by looking for these groups. 

Ironically, I can measure that now with the way that I build out the physical guidebook, but not with the built in native guidebooks off Air/HomeAway. 

I personally prefer owning the physical property.

COVID changed some offices, but most are still requiring a physical presence most of the time.