However, I always have to ask myself what decision do I make today if I am evaluating the consequences 2-5 years from now. 

@Huggy Ford I was casually looking today at your neighbor's property 9773 but I had the same question as many others...

Requiring an application before showing is always a mistake but even more so in todays market.

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@Kevin CollinsIt was great speaking with you today!  

The more of the day to day items that can be handled with tech the more you can be freed up to do higher ROI on your time items.

It doesn't sound like that has happened here because you keep saying you want to transfer it etc...essentially you want to give them the property, because right now today they do not own it and have not completed AP...you're doing their job for them. 

Properly collecting these fees is a key part of financial success in real estate investment.And hey, why stop there?

I suspect this lender was just one of the hundreds of crooks out there doing teh advance feescam.If your interested watch the American Greed episode on Remington financial they do a deep dive into these companies..