Proximity to downtown Salt Lake City, reviewed property value and rental rate increases in zip code from last 5 years, turned the equity around quickly to obtain a HELOC and complete refresh work ourselves.

Increase your neighborhood value, better tenants, etc.And please make sure the property you acquire has a correct certificate of occupancy with the city.  

If they want to do the work to obtain the benefit of the value add, they should do the work themselves. 

I was expecting obtaining financing after the fact to be the easy part.

I have a family member whose deceased Mother's house is scheduled for trustee sale.I'm very knowledgeable about foreclosures in New Jersey but damn near clueless about them in CA.He wants to postpone the sale while he works on obtaining a loan in his name for the property.

As I see it, my two options are to either pursue my own license or partner with a broker willing to take on the liability of a PM company under their license:1) If I am to obtain my own license, I need two active years as an agent.

Items like vacancy, future maintenance reserves, etc. can be variable along with your mortgage numbers depending on what financing you obtain. 

We're working with Prime Corporate Services to learn how to build business credit and obtain lines of credit. 

When you request a certificate of eligibility (COE) from the VA (can be done through the ebenefits portal) it will tell you how much benefits you have left.

The Finances:I'm looking to obtain $$ from a friend.