It is such a common practice for these management software companies to charge these fees, so I assume it is not an issue, especially since they are a third party and the fees cover more than just the credit checks.Any insight is helpful!

if they are pressuring you like this.PLEASE watch the American Greed Episode on Remmington Financial  .not saying these guys wont or don't fund of course.. but when I do my deals with my banks its common that I pay for the phase one and the appraiser directly..  

These are done between the buyer (you) and Seller.The situation that is most common to find these properties are in a foreclosure proceeding, or pre-foreclosure. 

Feel free to reach out though if you have specific questions, it is fairly common!

Also, what are some of the most common value-adds that can significantly boost a property's ARV?

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A few more "common sense" steps would be to mark depth, post "at your own risk" signs, put "at your own risk" in listing/guest agreements. 

You might be surprised, but your rental properties have more in common with dividend-paying stocks than you think!

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