Ask the LO if they can detail the loan process to you from there and give you estimated time frames for the milestone events of the loan process. 

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Ironically the sports metaphor fits.

I'd recommend to do your 4th unit in the way that it'll be easy to convert back to 3-unit in the event if you're not getting the variance. 

I speak at events around the US and internationally and these properties while they may look like great deals and great potential I would caution you that there are some major red flags that most people won't tell you about in these types of deals

I have 4 presentations at real estate events coming up this year.. and my presentation is named PIVOT.. 

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To make decisions that would affect a series of events that would cause you to create some sort of asset whether it be a check cut from an escrow account or a fresh piece of real estate that is cash flowing quite well is just hard for some people to fathom.If you have self-doubt about your own abilities to succeed in this business of real estate investing then go and listen to the podcasts as I am doing currently.

I've scheduled a vent cleaning company to come out and try to clean the vents and the furnace in the event the animals urinated in the duct work.

In any event, I generally think it is easiest for the real-estate-holding entity to be from the state where the property is.