When making an offer a proof of funds (for cash offers) or a pre qualification letter (for financed offers) needs to be attached to the offer for it to be taken seriously by the sellers.

Rent supplements will not change that fact.Again there is zero proof to show that rent supplements impacts how long tenants stay.

First I would ask the management company for proof of the fraudulent transaction.

Get preapproval from lender and send preapproval or bank proof of funds to agent.

There are plenty of rehabbed flood home comps and I think what you may find at this point is that the prices for homes with proof they didn’t flood in Harvey show a recognizable premium compared to homes that were seriously flooded and rehabbed.

REHAB: Know what rehab is needed to make rental ready and what it will cost - finishes should be good balance between tenant proof and positive impact on resulting value2.

@Bill F. is a 100% right on this, the reason there is such a big disagreement here is people aren't talking about the same unit sizesAn estoppel is not proof that rent is being paid its just proof of what rent is supposed to be paid (physical vs economic vacancy), it protects you after the sale so residents cant say their rent was lower than it actually is or they have special privileges they really don'tDon't wait until after you buy to find out who has actually been paying.

Often a roofing license is just a matter of a fee payment and proof of insurance.

Does not    require proof that you were at fault.

you have to sell your wife on the idea ( read sell or be sold by grant cordone)  as long as you provide risk plan proof to your wife she should be cool with it.