So that means even many years down the line, after I've dropped them completely, and I decide to sell my property - they're going to come after me and charge me a months rent because they didn't sell my property.WHAT SCUMBAGS!!! 

The Chicago Association of Realtors'® specifically state "When you become a Dual Agent, you owe equal fiduciary duties at that point to both parties in the transaction, and you lose the ability to negotiate for, strategize and advise either one."

In a Hard money / lender situation, you are gonna be putting $50k into that deal, they lend you $200k and charge you 12% and 2 points.

Sometimes they'll have gurus come thru that charge more for a full day class or more extensive training.I've posted before some lists of area meetups...each has a little different twist and following. 

They keep different hours so be careful, however they were able to charge me $100 and get my series in place within several hours (stated as 24 business hours).I wish 1. 

We are new so funds are very limited, is there a process you guys use to make sure legalities are set up right, and can they charge on the close of the deal?

A good tax professional can save you more than they charge you. 

Alot of unknowns as you don't have the ability to walk the property beforehand, but interesting process, and pretty good deals exist there.While the Trustee Sales are cash purchases, there are many hard money options that can turn over the funds in time for the 24 hour funding required to complete the purchase.If you are interested, let me know and I can go into more detail, as well as make some other suggestions for you to consider. 

I am particularly concened about the water meters not being hooked up and potential charges there. 

It would be good to know exactly what features/capabilities can be used with just the Basic since this is supposed to be some added value to the Pro BiggerPockets subscription.thxJohn Hi!