Their tax amounts are usually pretty accurate, since they scrub public records, but insurance can be all over the place.

She has a record or long tenancy previously.

Flood certification - should I record this under "land survey"?

., title company / attorney fee, recording fees, etc)  I have done this once and am thinking of doing it again, since a cash offer is more competitive and the numbers still seem to work with the homes I’m considering (I’ve estimated that the extra cost in my case is ~$1200, which doesn’t kill the deal)

Lead generation sources:Scrub public record and contact sellers directly.

Either that or they were completely incompetent in running it and maintaining records.

We were not amenable to that so we had to record our interest in the properties to cloud the title so they couldn’t just back out of the deal.

So i thought i would share.Also, when looking at properties, be aware that just because public L&I records show a property as zoned a certain way doesn't mean its fully zoned.

It's easy to qualify the property location and the track record of the sponsor.  

If you do differentiate between properties just make sure your criteria is recorded, prospective tenants are aware of the requirements, and you don't compromise on that criteria.