In practice it just means not nominal consideration (what they used to refer to as a "peppercorn" consideration) but something real.  

The wholesalers wasting time is standard practice.

I find it interesting that nobody really crunches the actuall numbers in Real Estate which I think is part of the cognitive dissonence we practice in order to make our investments look a little better.No 1031:Purchase: 120k, Sold 330k = 210k in just equityGross Rent: 220k - 60k expenses - 15k taxes = 145k <-- actual rental income$210k (equity) + 145k (rent) = 355k i.e. 355k -30k(closing) -50k(taxes) -25k(renovation) -14,500(recapture) = $245k=245k profit (including all rental income, tax deductions and appreciation.So if you had a mortgage, you would subtract the 145k in rental income and add 30k in principal.

I'm hoping to get some first hand experience on best practices to implement this succesfully.

Hello All,  Im looking for an alternative to the standard practice. 

I would include a limit in the amount you are willing to cover (I think it can be a fairly high limit), but that way you protect yourself from someone running up the bill unreasonably and it encourages conscientious environmental practices.

This will give you some hands-on experience and an opportunity to put into practice what you have learned from reading the book. 

It is my understanding that if you enter into the lease knowing of the foreclosure and placing a tenant anyway, then the lease is essentially deemed invalid as you and the tenant knew that it was a matter of time before they were evicted.Also there is an assignment of rents in residential mortgages as well, and doing this may open you up to a lawsuit by the mortgage holder since you essentially stole potential rent from them.And finally if the plan is actually to buy an HOA lien and wait until a foreclosure, I think that falls under unethical practices and would never do that, or encourage anyone else to either.

What is standard practice?

Hey everyone, been doing a lot of research and educating myself on best practices to running an STR successfully.