I wrote an entire post on this subject and how to structure your cash deal properly for Fannie/Freddie. 

Otherwise, anybody can present you with a bad deal and tell you that it's a good deal and without the proper education and knowledge, you won't know the difference.

Total newbie here but have been reading from afar about how to leverage/extract equity from a primary residence using a HELOC and want to validate an approach/idea/though to see if I'm following this properly. 

Hey folks,I'm officially taking my money out of the short term rental/Airbnb markets and 'dumping' it all into the toilet paper industry.With the massive shortages that are likely to take place in the coming months I see a great opportunity to capitalize on the increased demand.

For me I require it to do a proper screening since I pull my own credit reports, and I can't do that with out a SSN. 

Hey I just got approved for my Heloc and am ready to invest in my first official rental property.

I want to become a wholesaler with the proper training from an expert.

This is a definition of an employee, not contractor.If they are properly hired, then you can deduct their labor.

If you are the one doing the BPOs to do your job properly you would need to estimate market value, which as an investor usually isn't where you want to be buying at price-wise.

As a result, they did not demonstrate that the foreclosure sales were valid to convey title to the subject properties, and their requests for a declaration of clear title were properly denied."