Purchasing through VA and will be in it for a year before turning into a LTR, so the renovation process is going to be completed over time mainly by us, however, I'm looking for good contractors for the kitchen and bathrooms and hoping to get some recommendations from the brains trust!

There are many cases (especially with hedge funds and other KNOWN buyers for the lender) that they will allow the AB side to close and then record their loan docs (Security Deed or Deed of Trust and Note), then the BC closes 2-3 days later. 

If the process if not followed in this chain, then the data will not be good and it take a lot of time and effort to fix it (trust me).For a 70 unit property, this should be easy to audit and maintain good accuracy.Send me a private message if you want a quick 2nd opinion on your CoA.

We use Corp Net to establish our business entities and Chicago Land Trust for the Land Trusts.

Trust me it will help you when things get tough!

Don't trust the VA exit signs because some of them are 20 minutes out of the way.  

We're looking at getting another property now, and our estimated ARV's are around $30k lower than what our realtor says comps are going for (and he was the one who overvalued our under-appraised property, so we're hesitant to trust his ARV).

We are great complements to each other and we go way back so he’s someone I trust.

I only say this to show that we are about to both enter into stable incomes that can be trusted.

In a recent article, I made the case that Zillow's Zestimate appears to be highly reliant on the list price of a property; which makes it far less helpful for valuing unlisted properties. I think this example I recent...