Each note is reviewed individually and most note buyers will provide quotes once the transaction has closed, recorded, and the first payment made. 

However, you have to be extremely careful financing 100% of the transaction as you still need reserves, closing costs, etc. and make sure it cash flows.You didn't mention if this would be a rental or owner occupied. 

I would start close to where you live personally. 

.- These fees are due at closing and are part of the overall transaction costs.6.

Maybe you mean closing costs?

Meaning that if you fund a $5K EMD and then decide not to close you lose the EMD, or you pay for an inspection up front and risk missing out on the deal while you're waiting for the report.

Without a firm base and working familiarity with these three areas the investor will not have the knowledge to analyze, negotiate and close advantageous real estate transactions. 2- Experience - the first few deals are likely to be smaller, harder, with more “surprises” and not as profitable as the investor imagined.

I was looking to put 80k cash into then refi afterwards and possibly getting 130k. 130k on mortgage would be close to $800 only leaving $200 in cash flow each month. 

In the end we had to pay to turn the space back in to a white box/shell and closed with basically zero physical assets.

All residents but the smokers have lost use of their balconies and keep windows closed now.