I’m by no means a mentor in real estate but hope your finding what your looking for.And just because I’m transparent and a straight shooter...

I also prefer transparency even if hey are marking up repair costs.

We’ve been highly successful to bringing transparency and increasing net icome to any bulding or business. 

I never said I was a seasoned pro - I clearly discussed my starting dates and entry pointsTo see how many people come out of the woodworks to tell me that they don't think my first year in real estate (buying two properties for my family) was a success and that my preliminary plans are also no good - that I must not be privy to something for NOT investing in outside areas that have lower prices (despite me saying in these forums that my plans ARE to invest outside of my area) - its comicalI think the problem is that there are too many egos here who think that just because they have seen success doing their method, that their method is THE methodI'm here to learn, grow, be accountable (hence the posting) and transparent in my real estate decisions.

Part of the problem with trying to complete a short sale in MA is the lack of transparency regarding foreclosures.

But what about those maintenance fee which can be a hidden hell even if it is split 50/50, as it cannot be transparently measured? 

If they don't want to be transparent with the property, assume there's something wrong there and you'd have to pay an inspector to discover it.

Ok James..am ready lay it on me lol ( btw from many PM companies that i know James @HW is actually pretty good and probably more transparent than 90% of the rest on the market when it comes to fees and overall expense.

Your lender/broker should be able to explain that without equivocation.I've never sent anyone my driver's license and no real broker/lender will either.The broker/lender should be transparent with fees and costs on your loan. 

@Andrew Dao Kudos on your transparency!