If that doesn't fly, another option will be to go through a commercial loan broker or specialized lender who will look at the quality of the collateral to determine whether to make the loan or not, rather than scrutinizing your personal financial history.

They will scrutinize your material, layout, and contractors. 2nd, if any layout deviates from the original plan, you have to find a structural engineer to prove to them the change won’t compromise the structural integrity of the building. 3rd, your finished materials especially flooring must meet their sound proof standards.

The IRS tends to scrutinize W-2 employees claiming REPS, and there is only one tax court case I know of where a W-2 employee qualified.

After listening to lots of BP podcasts I am determined to scrutinize my REI deals even further to do all I can to cover myself

Until the HUD1 is signed by both buyer and seller, it's not "official" IMO.Sounds like you might have to closely scrutinize if when it does come.

Scrutinize contracts related to services like laundry, internet, cable, and phone.4.

This is why banks scrutinize your financials less, are generally more lenient, and are generally are more flexible than Freddie and Fannie in these areas.

They could (would) be scrutinized by state and federal regulatory agencies if not their investors and/or shareholders.

I find saying you're doing it to "learn" is better received then "i'm doing it to save on costs" since they may get the feeling you're going to micromanage them and scrutinize the budget.

If they don't agree, then we've probably just let a rather weak and unqualified buyer off the hook.My question really all comes down to this: as a seller finance contract, are we entitled to scrutinize and investigate a buyer the same way the banks can?