The property could have liens, some sort of environmental contamination, be designated as a nature area that was set aside for a different project etc. 

The house is not "designed" as an up/down duplex so a fair bit of noise (music, walking, running, voices) can travel between floors, as well as smells with the shared ducting for the house. 

I work primarily has an interior designer for rehabbers and investors all over the country and in Spain (I moved to Barcelona for my husbands work).

Also, when completing a project of this size, do you hire an architect and engineer to draw up the design or would the construction company do that as part of the rehab? 

Hello, I recently finished my undergraduate degree in physics and civil engineering and will be taking 1 more year to do my master's in structural and earthquake engineering design.

If you were a long distance out-of-state investor, had a head-shot, and occasionally traveled to see properties and network with other professionals- how much would a lot of tattoo's hold you back?

If it's taking longer than 3 months, it's likely either by design or you might need to find a faster banker!

@Don Pham, in general I would say a well designed "pretty" house will rent for more than one with an additional bathroom. 

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For Freddie Mac, the most popular loan is the Freddie Mac SBL, which is designed for loans between $1 million and $7.5 million.