will you go in person to inspect, build your team, close?

Primary much easier offers a higher LTV/CLTV on renovation or 203K.Investment - those can be tough but easier to do the renovation after you own it and either have equity to pull out to renovate or use equity from another home through a cash out refinance.If the renovation costs will be $50K or under you can take out a personal loan after you buy the home and do it yourself.

I'm trying to decide between renting the basement as a long term rental (and figure out something with the yard and utilities), do a short term rental like Airbnb or Furnished finders and give upstairs a utility credit, or leave it up to the current tenants to sublet it on Airbnb or find another roommate (so I don't get calls about tenant disputes since they will have chosen them). 

I'm getting good at sniffing them out thanks to these common red flags: they often have a foreign accent, they can't meet in person, they are looking for a quick cash sale so they're okay with me listing it below comps, don't want a "For Sale" sign placed at the property, etc. 

@Bud Gaffney ok cool, I was always a Zillow person, time to try different websites.

Assuming what you've posted is true, this person is seriously mentally unstable.

Building a relationship with a real person will help you when you want to make the 2nd, 5th, or 20th deal.

Sounds like she was putting up with your noise and door slamming without complaint even though it caused damage to their personal property, until you accidentally picked a very stressful time to complain about a radio at a decent hour — which should not have been a complaint unless it was louder than noise ordinances, quiet hours, or there’s a weird lease term about playing music.

Not a clear picture of the person.3.

Are you not required to personally guarantee the loan, when you typically would with a bank?