The survey’s 20-city results are below.Overall, the combination of improving market sentiment, stronger equity performance, and a mild bid for bonds has translated into slightly better mortgage rate indications this morning.

It doesn't look like a garage conversion, but the SFH is currently having two kitchens, which is a good indication of some work done in the past.I also reached out to the listing agent for clarification but haven’t received a response.For those with experience:- Do you generally assume unpermitted work when the sqft and shape don’t line up?  

This is often the result of their having changed address so that their current address differs from that as indicated in the original mortgage instrument.  

It also has a bunch of really unique benefits/tools for your rental portfolio (Lease Indication Tool, Expense Tracking, Maintenance Requests, Rent Collection, Tenant Communication, etc.) in one central place.

Even if you are not in a position to itemize your tax return to benefit from the interest deduction, leverage is still highly desirable.In my market, doing this for many years, I have yet to see a single underwriting that indicates a property is projected to produce a better return unleveraged than leveraged.I will go further, in most markets unleveraged RE underwriting does not project a return that justifies the effort and risk of RE.  

However, if that was not the future plan I would vote for #1 as others have indicated. 

This is a clear indication of a novice investor, who doesn't even know where to start, and is more concerned with trying to sound neat, while being focused on titles over performance.

They can also help guide you in building a Scope of Work to get a clear/better indicator of your rehab costs.

Effort compounds quietly and then shows itself later, sometimes all at once.It’s easy to look at early wins and think things are finally clicking, but those wins are usually lagging indicators.

And now you are getting desperate applicants, who are willing to accept it in it's condition/location for what you are asking, because they are desperate.A low score indicates a large default risk, meaning you are not going to collect rent and on top of that may have to spend money on evictions and repairs.