Doing the same thing.

I think most of us do, but the problem that I've discovered with 15% down programs over the past couple of years is the balance between the cost of the home and the rent it can garner.

Currently most investors Fannie/Freddie, FHA , VA, USDA and most portfolio notes allow up to 6% in RE agent commissions.

. - We run our own architecture firm and are exploring ways to access some of the equity we've built up to reinvest in another project without refinancing and losing our 3.25% rate, if that is even possible?   

How did you add value to the deal?

One of the questions is: how many rental property does he own in the area.I got my real license in 2020 and still work with out of state realtors all the time.

This is the simple playbook that tons of Americans have used to build wealth over the last 2 decades:1.

Welcome to the community Micah!

At the end of the day, whether small or large deals it always comes down to relationships.

It is maybe a couple thousand dollar up-front cost for the developers to determine the viability of a project.I work with experienced developers, who could perform & gather all this data on their own if they really wanted to, but the value that an engineer brings on these is typically worth their time & small cost.