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So they would have had to be have been paid out of the proceeds from the sale, reducing the net to the lender.With a short sale, this isn't really, yet, the bank's problem.

I can see where he may allow you to do it on your own and knowing you can't get there without actual comparables, might be having fun with you.

On the other hand, turnkey providers seem to be having more trouble finding product to turn and if interest rates rise significantly, that will be another weight on them.This week there was a nice post on evaluating real estate syndicates on the Blog with no comments, so I wonder if the above is just a theory.

I will be having a conference call with my management company tomorrow so Ill see what they have to say.

They are well behaved, great with kids, bark at strangers...but sometimes they get bored and decide they want to eat all the shrubs or lawn furniture or the kid's slide or the fence or the siding- or try to dig a hole to China.

My experience with this is not good and I would only consider you approve color and are convinced she can do a good job and is a great tenant.no discount on rent or you will be having new projects every month.

And if you want, you can have the tenants call you first then you refer them to your tradesperson.But the reality is this:1) Most of the time you WILL be having a tradesperson go out to the property.

Or Two would be have a real estate investor act as my bank and fund my purchase of the property.

On another thread, I read this link which was very informative, but does not address this financing issue:http://www.lvrealestatehelp.com/blog/force-fannie-mae-to-behave-responsibly-or-shut-them-down