The ONLY exception is that a landlord may charge two months' rent if the tenant qualifies for utility assistance, the lease requires the tenant to pay utilities directly to the landlord, and the tenant and landlord agree in writing.

While I know that return goals are different for each investor and their specific goals, it seems that a bad or low-performing deal for one person might be what another investor is looking for. 

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I've seen too many that prey on newbies and set them loose on the world, begging for "no money down" deals. 

As part of the deal, they are paying me to take some of the backyard.

-In Detroit, it really is a street by street basis, but there are definitely plenty good deals to be found once you know the market.

Purchase price: $920,000 Cash invested: $150,000 Sale price: $1,470,000 Retail Office Space Fix n Flip What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Are you looking to source deals or for passive investment opportunities?

Networking and securing the right financing will be key to getting that first deal done.

Some of our deals took 1 to 3 years or more but when we landed them ( being that timber is a high profit business) these were 6 figure net deals..