The only VA construction loans they do are full / new construction or the energy efficient renovation loans (which I think are more common, but are limited to only energy efficiency improvements).  

Common fees will include a set-up fee, a leasing fee for each turnover or a lease renewal fee, marking up maintenance, retaining late fees, and more.

Finding lots that are 0.13 to 0.10 acre is common.

Most of what I shared are proactive measures you can take to greatly reduce your liability exposure and shield you from a host of claims that commonly arise in real estate.

Hi Mario, Very common method.

There are certain categories of lawsuits where contingency is more common but that is probably more the exception than the rule.

For example, both of the following are possible: 1) Extreme leverage - an "All-in" bet on appreciation: A syndicator can raise capital for multifamily, take out bridge debt on a low-cap rate property, and then lever up again with preferred equity to effectively give the common equity a 90%+ leverage.

Tax properties going up every year is pretty common up here in the Northeast (NY, NJ & PA); but our property values (tax basis) also go up slightly.

However, it's common practice for the seller to cover this cost.

but yes its a common business practice in many arenas.