There are many agents out there, but it’s important to choose the right one.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52724-im-new-to-investing-how-do-i-find-an-investor-friendly-agentI have other blogs that may be helpful here on BP in my personal blog that you can check out.

I like to check loopnet for going lease rates to run projections in the absence of better data.

So I would double check the guidelines on the loan your thinking about doing to make sure and then go ahead and do it.

My husband and I found that checking outside our usual circle of family bankers and big name mortgage companies ended up saving a lot of money on fees and rates. 

Every month I carry cash to my bank branch to pay down the balance of my mortgage, I've been doing it in the last 6 months, because I happened to have cash.I know if I do the same thing to my checking account, it could be flagged to the IRS as "structuring" or "smurfing", but does that apply to mortgage too?

@Jeremy BlackmanI’d setup a business checking account and keep your records clean without personal purchases keep good records and receipts !

He has made it clear that he isn't planning on selling it out from under us and we can rent as long as we'd like, though he is motivated to sell to us as soon as possible because he's moving into a new home well outside of this area and won't be having reason to regularly come back here to check on it, etc. 

Are you in charge of background checks- do you credit and criminal, other states> do you verify, etc.What happens in a hurricane when they can't go in the house for 2 weeks?

However, after I finish analyzing a deal, what is the best way to double check my work to see if I worked my comps. properly?

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