I’m Justin Jay Johnson and I’m from Chicago.

The ultimate goal in determining whether the provider's account fees meet your needs should be the value provided, not just in fees you'll incur, but also including intangible factors such as highly experienced professionals and responsiveness to client needs.Funding Time Frame - I would argue that this is the most important factor, as moving quickly is the nature of the real estate investment community. 

I understand that the chances of getting audited are minimal, but I wanted to make sure I can defend/substantiate any deductions just in case!

Just in case...But if things stay frothy, I'll be completely debt free in a few years and won't need to bother hunting anymore anyway.

The properties appear to be in great shape with maintenance records.The bank, a CU, also said they could help me to pay the 20% down by refinancing my paid off personal home so I could hold onto my cash.I'm just in the beginning stages of looking into this. 

And do we need to do this before our option period is over just in case they won't sign?

Originally posted by @Justin Brown:Is your family member in Washington? 

Hello everybody, I’m Justin Delatore from Ontario California.

Wait until closing, just in case something falls through.

Even with minor paint touch up, perhaps a carpet that needs to be replaced, not all over the house, just in the high traffic areas, or maybe carpet is good but one of the bedroom doors needs to be replaced, you get the idea.