If not, is there a good resource I can go to to obtain these documents?

Folks, this is great thread with a lot of good info but I have one issue with the general approach  - @ $200 per door cash flow per month as stated in one of the earlier posts it will take a long time to to get to income you can live on.

Portlandia the city that young people go  to to retire !!

Of those who can be passive investors, they want A LOT of validation/verification before they are willing to consider putting money in a deal.

It seems like the extra lender requirements would help you avoid a "Donkey" of a house, and be easier, and less costly (fixup and ongoing R & M timing) to to start to turn a profit on it as a landlord aka less likely to fall into foreclosure than a looser standards market down payment loan.

Knowing your local market conditions and what the competition has for amenities and finishes, and then having the ability to group line items into sub categories with pricing will allow to to add it all up fast and easy either on paper or in your head as you walk a project.As an example, 1500sf 3 bed 2 bath home.

I can tell you this, I will go toe to toe with anyone in this forum when it comes to drive and work ethic!

Any recommendations on Banks who do not require in person verification?

Same with the less than ethical HML that sell POF's for 50 bucks with doing no underwriting or verification that their client can perform.I think this has slowed down but for a while it was rampant..     

If we were to to a bare bones remodel on the double wide (laminate flooring, drywall & paint, lighting) would the extra square footage be included in comparisons and appraised value?