Here’s a BP blog for more info on this - 9 Vital Questions to Ask When Vetting Your Real Estate Investing TeamNo property ever paid the rent.

Lender A is $500 cheaper in lender fees because they dont pay for some program or staff who, among other things, doublechecks info inputs and documents for accuracy.

Here's info on screening tenants here from BP - and a link to a screening partner.BP's Tenant Screening - Ultimate GuideGood luck.

Learning is great and having guidance can expedite and often saves unnecessary heartache. 

If you’re not already using similar software, I’d highly recommend exploring these options—they can save you a lot of headaches down the road.

A lot of people negatively arbitrage their 30-year mortgage, after taxes, if they keep money in a high yield savings account instead of prepaying their mortgage, because the savings account pays 4.25%, and their mortgage rate is 3.75%.

Eliminate debt, establish a budget, and save.

Mainly the Brokerage is for me just to sell the properties that we fix and flip and save the commission.

Talking with one of their reps today, but wanted to also crowd source some info here : ) Thanks!

I too live in Marin, and feel it is a solid long term market for apprecaition, and utilizing the power of principle reduction.When it comes to refinancing, figure out what the loan costs will be, then divide that buy the monthly savings with the new loan in order to determine how long you have to maintain that loan to break even.