Since you're a REP and can fully utilize the deductions, you have solid fundamentals for cost seg.One option designed for residential REPs: room42.io does rules-based engineering.

In some cases the lender can use that to offset the debt in your loan app. 

Innago also has a nice phone app.  

Any particular reason you are recommending these two apps?

If I were you, I would do driving for dollars and use the money to buy the deal machine app and mojo dialer and coke call your leads. 

While I have a VA covering this now, if you're not at that point yet here is a good free way to cover yourself for late night emergencies without being up all night with your phone dinging.1) Create a Google Voice number (free)2) In your check-in instructions, list that number as the after hours emergency only number3) In your phone settings you can choose specific apps to bypass Do Not Disturb.

That means you come in with:1) Contract in the LLC name2) App filled out if necessary3) Who your title contact is4) SOW if a bridge loan5) Your ID6) The credit auth to run your credit7) Bank statements that show cash to close plus a cushionThen, you are asking what will make a lender work with someone who has little to no experience. 

Most cost seg firms will give you a free estimate if you share basic property details - no commitment needed.For residential STR properties in the $500k-$1M range, check out room42.io - they're built for this exact use case and the cost is low enough that you can run studies on multiple properties to dial in your estimates without breaking the bank.

If you're doing multiple SFH deals, platforms like room42.io deliver defensible studies for $500-600 with the same audit protection - just automated instead of custom.The real question is ROI.

Hi Peter — thank you, this is incredibly helpful and exactly the investor workflow I’m trying to build around.The “see 100 → narrow to 10” mindset is so real, and the 60–70% rule is one of the cleanest quick filters before diving into full underwriting.That’s actually why we started developing FlipScore™ inside FixerFlip — to give investors a fast first-pass signal based on:✅ ARV estimate✅ purchase discount vs ARV✅ rehab complexity (light vs heavy)✅ holding cost sensitivity✅ risk flagsSo the app can quickly answer: “Worth a deeper look, or easy pass?”