We have no information on your ability to determine the cash flow of a property and can not give advice based on sketchy information.

The reason for that ability is that you are correct in that many people do not follow proper compliance guidelines.

That means you're requiring your clients to just trust you without the ability to verify, which may be fine for those clients you have a long-standing relationship with, but won't be very good for any new clients who you want to build a new relationship with.Obviously, it's your business and you can do whatever you want...I'm only giving you this feedback because I've worked with hundreds of investors over the years, and I don't know many who would work with you based on how you do your bids/estimates.

You have the power to find deals, force appreciation, and when disaster strikes (local jobs disappear or the market tanks) there are things YOU can do to keep your units rented and your cash flowing.Condos take out your element of control.

One thing you might want to look into is the ability to transfer the 401k out of your company (that's if it is still with your company).

Have RMLO write an opinion of ATR (Ability to Repay) as per the Dodd Frank.2.

It is ver beneficial for access to MLS, ability to collect commissions on the buy and sell side, and helps in other ways, particularly for rehab flippers.

You'll want to analyze unemployment trends, the industries in that market and how diverse the job pool is.After that, then take a look at cost of living, supply/demand, landlord friendly or not, and ability to get good team members.

While we like the area (from the perspective of homeowners), I want to make sure I'd have some reasonable ability to sell or rent the property within the next couple of years.I'm a large commerical general contractor (Clark Construction), but I'm only recently educating myself on real estate investment.

They also have the ability to get anything.