If you ask the manager to justify a fee and he starts hemming and hawing, move on or require them to remove the fee.

If you are broke and trying to quit your job asap, the answer will be much different than what an acceptable answer would be for a professional investor who is a multimillionaire.

This journey that we're all on can be lonely, especially when it comes to balancing W2 jobs, kiddos and real estate investing. 

Agree Google nmls - funny on Facebook where 99% of private lending groups that are public are scam artists you get the "well license isn't required"I reply to this noting that while you are correct in some states - chances of a scammer with a nmls license are less than 1% while those without is 99% on sociale media 

I drop them and use a competent local RE agent, who did a great job.   

The requirement for a notary to oversee the property transaction further safeguards the investment process, providing both parties with legal protection.4.

For example, State Farm typically requires the latest inspection report for underwriting on multi-family properties that are over 30 years old.

I am sure that there are folks out there with banking relationships where the banker would require zero down.

The amount of downpayment requirement insures buyers having "skin in the game". 

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